Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Central Railway Wins Sports and Cultural Shields in Double Triumph
Central Railway won two important awards.
One award was for sports, called the Kaul Gold Cup.
It scored a record 1,127 points, more than any other railway.
Athletics earned the most points for the team.
The other award was for cultural activities.
The Central Railway Cultural Academy won the 2025 Inter Railway Cultural Competition.
Central Railway has now won the Cultural Shield for two years in a row.
Only South East Central Railway had done that before.
Central Railway won the Kaul Gold Cup 2025-26 with a record 1,127 points.
Northern Railway placed second with 977 points.
Athletics led Central Railway's score with 193 points, followed by shooting with 162.
The Central Railway Cultural Academy won the overall title at the Inter Railway Cultural Competition 2025 and received its Running Shield.
Central Railway became the second railway, after South East Central Railway, to win the Cultural Shield for two consecutive years.
- Who
- Central Railway and its Cultural Academy.
- What
- Central Railway won the Kaul Gold Cup 2025-26, and its Cultural Academy won the IRCC Running Shield 2025.
- When
- The cultural competition was in 2025; the Kaul Gold Cup was for 2025-26. The cup was displayed on 5 October 2026.
- Where
- At the General Manager's office for the cup display; the competition's venue is not stated.
- Why
- Central Railway earned the sports cup through its points total and the Cultural Academy won the overall cultural competition.
- Kaul Gold Cup winner
- Central Railway
- Central Railway's score
- 1,127 points
- Second place
- Northern Railway, with 977 points
- Top scoring sport
- Athletics, with 193 points
- Other leading sport scores
- Shooting: 162; Aquatics: 123; Wrestling: 96
- Cultural competition
- The Central Railway Cultural Academy was the overall winner of the Inter Railway Cultural Competition 2025.
- Consecutive cultural shield wins
- Central Railway became the second railway to win the Cultural Shield for two consecutive years, after South East Central Railway.