Shri Narendra A. Patil assumes charge as Senior DGM of Western Railway

New Delhi: Shri Narendra A. Patil has taken over the charge of Senior Deputy General Manager (SDGM), Western Railway o­n 01st January, 2026. He is an officer of the 1995-batch of Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS).

Before this, he was serving as Chief Passenger Transportation Manager, Western Railway. Earlier, he also served as Chief Freight Transportation Manager, Western Railway, where he played a pivotal role in achieving record-breaking freight loading, including Western Railway crossing the 100 million tonnes freight loading milestone for the first time in its history. He has also served as Divisional Railway Manager, Vijayawada Division, South Central Railway.
 

Shri Patil has over 27 years of rich and varied experience in Indian Railways, spanning the domains of Operations, Commercial, Safety, Planning and Public Relations. During his distinguished career, he has served in several important capacities across Northeast Frontier Railway, Central Railway, South Central Railway, Western Railway and Railway Board.

His key assignments include Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railway; Executive Director (Public Grievances) at Railway Board; Chief Transportation Planning Manager; Senior Divisional Commercial Manager and Senior Divisional Operations Manager.
 

An Engineering graduate in Civil Engineering from Pune University, Shri Patil has also undergone several prestigious professional and management training programmes, including INSEAD (Singapore/Kuala Lumpur) and the Leaders in Urban Transport Planning (LUTP) programme at Singapore and Hong Kong, which have further strengthened his leadership and managerial competencies.

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Indian Railways, Shri Patil has been conferred with the National Railway (MR) Award in 2014, besides receiving General Manager Awards in 2007, 2010 and 2013 for excellence in various fields.