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The Headarters of South-Eastern Railway is located at

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The headquarters of the South Eastern Railway (SER) is located in Kolkata, specifically at Garden Reach [2]. Established on August 1, 1955, after separating from the Eastern Railway, it is one of the three railway zonal headquarters situated in Kolkata, alongside the Eastern Railway and the Kolkata Metro [5]. While other options serve as headquarters for different zones—Bilaspur for the South East Central Railway [6], Secunderabad for the South Central Railway [5], and Bhubaneswar for the East Coast Railway [1]—Kolkata remains the administrative hub for the South Eastern Railway. The SER zone manages several divisions including Adra, Chakradharpur, Kharagpur, and Ranchi. The headquarters complex at Garden Reach is noted for its historical Indo-Saracenic architecture and serves as the residence for the zone's General Manager [2].

Sources

  1. [1] INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY, TEXTBOOK IN GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 7: Transport and Communication > Table 7.2 : Indian Railways: Railway Zones and Headquarters > p. 79
  2. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 12: Transport, Communications and Trade > Table 12.3 > p. 15
  3. [5] https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,533,1007,1012
  4. [6] https://ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,7,2328
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