<P> The first proposals for railways in India were made in Madras in 1832 . The first train in India ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1837 . It was called Red Hill Railway . It was hauled by a rotary steam engine locomotive manufactured by William Avery . It was built by Sir Arthur Cotton . It was mainly used for transporting granite stones for road building work in Madras . In 1845, a railway was built at Dowleswaram in Rajahmundry . It was called Godavari Dam Construction Railway . It was also built by Arthur Cotton . It was used to supply stones for construction of a dam over Godavari . On 8 May 1845, Madras Railway was incorporated . In the same year East India Railway company was incorporated . On 1 August 1849, Great Indian Peninsular Railway was incorporated by an Act of Parliament . "Guarantee System" providing free land and guaranteed rates of return (5%) to the private English companies willing to work on building railways was finalized on 17 August 1849 . In 1851, a railway was built in Roorkee . It was called Solani Aqueduct Railway . It was hauled by steam locomotive Thomason, named after a British officer in - charge of same name . It was used for transporting construction materials for building of aqueduct over Solani river . In 1852, the "Madras Guaranteed Railway Company" was incorporated . </P> <P> The first passenger train in India ran between Bombay (Bori Bunder) and Thane on 16 April 1853 . The 14 - carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives: Sahib, Sindh and Sultan . It ran for about 34 kilometers between these two cities carrying 400 people . The line was built and operated by GIPR . This railway line was built in 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge, which became the standard for the railways in the country . The first passenger railway train in eastern India ran from Howrah, near Calcutta to Hoogly, for distance of 24 miles, on 15 August 1854 . The line was built and operated by EIR . In May 1854, the Bombay - Thane line was extended to Kalyan by building bridge over "Dapoorie viaduct" over Ulhas river . This was also the first railway bridge in India . In the same year GIPR started its first workshops in Byculla . In 1855, BB&CI Railway was incorporated . In August 1855, EIR' Express' and Fairy Queen steam locomotives started hauling trains . The first passenger train in South India ran from Royapuram / Veyasarapady (Madras) to Wallajah Road (Arcot) on 1 July 1856, for a distance of 60 miles . It was built and operated by Madras Railway . In the same year, first workshop was set up by the Madras Railway at Perambur, near Madras . The Bombay - Thane line was extended to Khopoli in same year . In 1858, Eastern Bengal Railway was incorporated . On 24 February 1873, the first tramway (a horse - drawn tramway) opened in Calcutta between Sealdah and Armenian Ghat Street, a distance of 3.8 km . In 1874, GSIR and Carnatic Rly . merged to form the South Indian Railway . On 9 May 1874, horse - drawn tramway began operations in Bombay between Colaba and Parel . In 1880, Calcutta Tramways Company was incorporated . In 1890, East Coast State Railway was incorporated . In 1897, lighting in passenger coaches was introduced by many railway companies . In 1902, the Jodhpur Railway became the first to introduce electric lights as standard fixtures . In 1920, electric lighting of signals was introduced between Dadar and Currey Road in Bombay . </P> <P> On 3 February 1925, first electric passenger train in India ran between Victoria terminus and Kurla . It ran on 1500V DC overhead traction . Cammell Laird and Uerdingenwagonfabrik companies provided the locomotives for the same . In the same year VT - Bandra section was also electrified and electric services began there, with an elevated platform at Sandhurst Road . In the same year, the Oudh and Rohilkhund Railway was merged with EIR . The first railway budget was also presented in 1925 . East Indian Railway Company and Great Indian Peninsular Railway were taken over by the state in the same year . In 1926, Kurla - Kalyan section was electrified with 1500 V DC . Electrification to Poona and Igatpuri (both 1500V DC) over the Bhore and Thal Ghats was also completed in the same year . Charbagh railway station in Lucknow was built in the same year . On Jan 1928, Bandra - Virar section was electrified with 1500V DC . In the same year, the Frontier Mail made its inaugural run between Bombay VT and Peshawar. and first automatic colour - light signals became operational in India, on GIPR's lines between Bombay VT and Byculla . In the same year, Kanpur Central and Lucknow stations were inaugurated . In 1929, the Grand Trunk Express began running between Peshawar and Mangalore, Punjab Limited Express began running between Mumbai and Lahore . Automatic colour - light signalling was extended to the Byculla - Kurla section in the same year . On 1 June 1930, the Deccan Queen began running, hauled by a WCP - 1 (No. 20024, old number EA / 1 4006) and with 7 coaches, on the GIPR's electrified route from Bombay VT to Poona (Pune). In the same year, Hyderabad Godavary Valley Rly . was merged into Nizam's State Rly . In the same year, the route of the Grand Trunk Exp . was changed to Delhi - Madras . </P> <P> The re-organisation of railways in India into regional zones began in 1951 . On 14 April 1951, Southern Railway was created . On 5 November, Central Railway and Western Railway were created . In the same year, the post of Chief Commissioner of Railways was abolished and the Railway Board adopted the practice of making the seniormost member Chairman of the board . In the same year, the government of West Bengal entered into an agreement with the Calcutta Tramways Co. to take over its administrative functions . On 14 April 1952, Northern Railway, Eastern Railway and North - Eastern Railway were created . In the same year, fans and lights were mandated for all compartments in all classes of passenger accommodation and sleeping accommodation was introduced in coaches . On 1 August 1955, Eastern Railway was split to form new South - Eastern Railway . In 1956, divisional system of administration was set up for the various regional zones . Also in 1956, the first fully air - conditioned train was introduced between Howrah and Delhi . In 1957, after successful trials in France, SNCF proposed 25kV AC electrification for railways . Railways took a decision to adopt 25kV AC electrification and chose SNCF as technical consultant . An organisation, Main Line Electrification Project (which later became the Railway Electrification Project and still later the Central Organization for Railway Electrification) was established in the same year . In 1958, the North - Eastern Railway split to form a new Northeast Frontier Railway . In 1959, the Raj Kharswan - Dongoposi section became the first section to be electrified with 25kV AC traction . The first scheduled train using 25kV AC traction ran on Raj Kharswan - Dongoposi section on 11 August 1960 . In 1966, first containerized freight services were started, between Bombay and Ahmedabad . In the same year, electrification of several suburban tracks around Delhi, Madras and Calcutta was completed with the 25 kV AC system . In 1979, Main Line Electrification Project was reconstituted into Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE). </P>

Which of the following cities in india have the headquarters of more than one railway zones