Anil Kumar Gupta was appointed as General Manager of Western Railway on May 9, 2017.  Gupta, a 1980 batch officer of the Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE), completed his graduation (B.E) in Electrical Engineering from Motilal Nehru Regional College of Engineering, Allahabad now (MNNIT). Before joining as GM od Western Railway, Gupta served as an additional general manager in the South Central Railway

Gupta started his career in the Indian Railways in 1982 and in over three decades of service, he has held several important assignments in various railway zones including on Eastern Railway, Western Railway, Central Railway, West Central Railway, North Central Railway and also in the Research Designs & Standards Organization (RDSO).