South Western Railway (SWR)
South Western Railway is a zone of Indian Railways, a departmental commercial undertaking of the Government of India. It became operational with headquarters at Hubli, Karnataka, on 1 April 2003. It was formed by combining the reorganized Hubli division from South Central Railway with the Bengaluru and Mysuru divisions from Southern Railway.
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How we verify →South Western Railway is a zone of Indian Railways, a departmental commercial undertaking of the Government of India. It became operational with headquarters at Hubli, Karnataka, on 1 April 2003. It was formed by combining the reorganized Hubli division from South Central Railway with the Bengaluru and Mysuru divisions from Southern Railway.
What happened
South Western Railway’s official milestone document states that it became operational on 1 April 2003 with headquarters at Hubli, Karnataka, after combining the reorganized Hubli division from South Central Railway with the Bangalore and Mysore divisions from Southern Railway.
The Hubli reference page identifies Hubli as South Western Railway’s headquarters and the centre of Hubli Division.
What we could not confirm
Departmental status follows the task definition (railway zones have no separate legal identity); FY2024-25 or FY2025-26 freight, revenue and staffing figures and any 2025-2026 official development could not be verified from reachable official pages. District Dharwad is inferred from headquarters city Hubballi. Financial and employee figures left null rather than estimated.