RRB ALP 2026 Vacancies Announced; Check Zone-Wise Openings
RRB ALP 2026 vacancies have been announced via a circular. Candidates can check RRB ALP 2026 zone-wise openings here
RRB ALP Vacancies 2026: As per some media updates, Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have released a notice announcing RRB ALP 2026 vacancies for different zones. As per the circular, the Railway Board has reviewed the ALP vacancy assessment by Zonal Railways in OIRMS, considering loco-running data and projected vacancies in HRMS. It has approved a Centralized Employment Notification for 9,970 ALP vacancies for the 2025-26 recruitment.
The RRB ALP 2026 vacancies have been released for 16 zones. Although the notice has not been officially uploaded to the website, a response to the indent for Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) vacancies has been issued for the notification expected in 2025-26. Once the official notice is releases, candidates can check RRB ALP 2026 vacancies at the official website.
RRB ALP 2026 Vacancies Press Release
Candidates can check the image of RRB ALP vacancies 2026 below:
RRB ALP 2026 Zone-Wise Vacancies
As per the notice, the highest number of RRB ALP vacancies is 1,461 for East Coast Railway, while the lowest is 100 for North Eastern Railway. Check the table for zone-wise vacancy details:
| RRB Zones |
RRB ALP Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Central Railway |
376 |
| East Central Railway |
700 |
| East Coast Railway |
1461 |
| Eastern Railway |
768 |
| North Central Railway |
500 |
| North Eastern Railway |
100 |
| North Frontier Railway |
125 |
| Northern Railway |
521 |
| North Western Railway |
679 |
| South Central Railway |
989 |
| South East Central Railway |
568 |
| South Eastern Railway |
796 |
| Southern Railway |
510 |
| West Central Railway |
759 |
| Western Railway |
885 |
| Metro Railway Kolkata |
225 |
The notice also states that Metro Railway Kolkata’s 225 vacancies will be distributed between ER (100) and SER (125) for the final indent, bringing ER’s total to 868 and SER’s to 921. The zonal distribution considers pending and approved inter-railway transfer requests. Indents should comply with SC/ST/OBC/EWS reservation norms, ensuring both backlog and current shortfalls are addressed.
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