Jammu, Gulberga, Silchar to be new railway divisions.

Catering to the growing demand for new divisions, railways have decided to create three new ones - Jammu, Gulberga and Silchar.

Railway Minister has announced the creation of three new divisons in Jammu, Gulberga and Silchar and steps are being taken accordingly, Chairman Railway Board Arunendra Kumar said.

Currently, Jammu is in Ferozpur division of the Northern Railway zone and if Jammu becomes a division then it will be the first rail division in Jammu and Kashmir.

Gulberga in Karnataka is in the Pallakad division of Southern Railway and Silchar in Assam is in Lumding division of Northeast Frontier zone.

Kumar, however, ruled out the possibility of creating more zones in near future.

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