Central Railway zone, Railway administrative zone in Mumbai, India.

The Central Railway zone is one of the 18 zones of Indian Railways, with its headquarters at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai. Its yellow-brown stone administration building has a symmetrical frontage, a tall central pavilion under a ribbed dome with a finial, pointed-arch wings, a clock face below the dome and a steep-roofed tower at the left end. The zone is organised into five divisions: Mumbai, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Solapur and Pune.

The zone formed in 1951 after a reorganization of the national railways to simplify administration of the growing lines. Several earlier railway companies from colonial times were merged and placed under a single central management.

The zone's headquarters is at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai, formerly Victoria Terminus. The Matheran Hill Railway, built in 1907, is a narrow-gauge line from Neral to the hill station of Matheran, and its sharp curves are a noted feature of the route. Steam engines on that line have been replaced by diesel locomotives.

Suburban trains run from early morning until late evening with short gaps, so travelers can usually board without long waits. Platforms often fill up during rush hours, so it helps to travel outside those times or arrive earlier at the station.

The zone's headquarters is at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, formerly Victoria Terminus, in Mumbai. The zone also runs the narrow-gauge Matheran Hill Railway, built in 1907, whose diesel locomotives still climb sharp curves from Neral into the Western Ghats.