The
Western Railway is one of the 17 zones of
Indian Railways, and is among the busiest
railway networks in
India. The major railway routes of
Indian Railways which come under Western Railways are:
Ratlam -
Mumbai Central,
Ahmedabad -
Mumbai and
Palanpur -
Ahmedabad. The railway system is divided into six operating divisions: Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Ratlam and Mumbai.
Vadodara railway station, being the junction point for the Ahmedabad - Mumbai route and the Mumbai - Delhi route, is the busiest junction Station in Western Railways and one of the busiest junctions of Indian Railways too, while
Ahmedabad Division earns highest revenue followed by Mumbai Division and Vadodara Division.
Surat railway station is one of the busiest railway station in Western Railway in non-junction category where more than 160 trains passes per day.