Northern Railway, covering New Delhi and Chandigarh regions, leads this recruitment process. The application deadline is March 9, 2026. The last date for fee payment is now March 11, 2026. A total of 3,537 posts have been announced. Category wise distribution is as follows:
Unreserved (UR): 1,437 posts
Scheduled Caste (SC): 530 Posts
Scheduled Tribe (ST): 266 posts
Other Backward Classes (OBC): 956 Posts
Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 348 Posts
Western Railway (Mumbai): Second
Mumbai-based Western Railway has a total of 3,148 posts. Category wise:
UR – 1,160 posts
Scheduled Caste – 407 posts
ST – 178 posts
OBC β 698 posts
EWS – 288 posts
Central Railway (Mumbai): Third
The second largest zone in Mumbai is Central Railway, with a total of 2,012 posts.
UR β 914 posts
SC β 318 posts
ST β 171 posts
OBC β 407 posts
EWS β 202 posts
North East Frontier Railway (Guwahati)
There are a total of 1,776 posts in this zone covering North-Eastern states. Category wise:
UR β 718 posts
SC β 266 posts
ST β 133 posts
OBC β 480 posts
EWS β 179 posts
South East Central Railway (Bilaspur)
Total 1,199 posts for Chhattisgarh and surrounding areas.
UR β 516 posts
SC β 184 Posts
ST β 76 posts
OBC β 281 posts
EWS β 142 posts
North Eastern Railway (Gorakhpur): Main zone of Uttar Pradesh
There are total 1,196 posts in Gorakhpur zone. Category wise:
UR – 537 posts
SC β 178 Posts
ST – 109 posts
OBC β 271 posts
EWS – 101 posts
North Central Railway (Prayagraj/Allahabad)
There are a total of 1,183 posts in this Prayagraj-based zone.
UR – 570 posts
SC β 156 Posts
ST – 89 posts
OBC β 271 posts
EWS – 97 posts
Eastern Railway/Metro Kolkata
There are a total of 1,180 posts in the Kolkata zone. Category wise:
UR – 468 posts
SC β 157 Posts
ST – 129 posts
OBC β 297 posts
EWS – 129 posts
West Central Railway (Jabalpur)
There are total 1,147 posts in Jabalpur zone. Distribution:
UR – 581 posts
SC β 174 Posts
ST – 89 posts
OBC β 157 posts
EWS – 145 posts
Southern Railway (Chennai)
There are a total of 1,036 posts in Chennai zone. Category wise:
UR – 430 posts
SC β 155 Posts
ST – 96 posts
OBC β 247 posts
EWS – 108 posts
South Central Railway (Secunderabad)
There are total 1,016 posts in Secunderabad zone. Distribution:
UR – 376 posts
SC β 151 posts
ST β 130 posts
OBC β 258 Posts
EWS – 101 posts
East Central Railway (Hajipur)
There are total 976 posts in Hajipur zone. Category wise:
UR – 405 posts
SC β 148 Posts
ST – 59 posts
OBC β 266 posts
EWS – 98 posts
North Western Railway (Jaipur)
There are total 974 posts in Jaipur zone. Breakdown:
UR – 483 posts
SC β 152 Posts
ST – 48 posts
OBC β 188 posts
EWS – 104 posts
South Eastern Railway (Kolkata)
There are a total of 955 posts in the second zone in South East, Kolkata. Category wise:
UR – 364 posts
SC β 158 Posts
ST β 84 posts
OBC β 245 posts
EWS – 104 posts
This complete list shows how the vacancies are distributed across different regions of the country. For Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj and Gorakhpur zones have a good number of vacancies, while for Delhi, the North zone has the highest number. Hajipur zone is important for Bihar. If your state or city falls within one of these zones, please visit www.rrbapply.gov.in and fill the form as soon as possible.
