South Coast Railway (abbreviated SCoR) is one of the 18 railway zones of the Indian Railways. The zonal headquarters is located at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.[1]

The formal notification for operationalization of this zone is yet to be issued.[2]

History

  • On 1 March 2014, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 was enacted paving way for the formation of South Coast railway zone.
  • On 17 February 2019, the Government of India has announced the creation of South Coast railway zone.[3]
  • On 28 February 2019, the Union cabinet approved the Detailed Project report of South Coast Railway zone.
  • On 8 January 2025, the Prime Minister of India has laid the foundation stone for the construction of headquarters at Visakhapatnam.[4][5]
  • On 7 February 2025, Union cabinet gave post-facto approval to the final Detailed Project report of South Coast Railway zone with partial modifications to it.[6][7]

Divisions

SCoR consists of four railway divisions. They are:

Network

The zone covers the state of Andhra Pradesh and parts of Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Route Length

The 1106 route km of the present Waltair division is proposed to be distributed between East Coast Railway – Rayagada division (541 km), Khurda division (115 km) and Visakhapatnam division (450 km). With the proposed jurisdictions, SCoR will have division-wise route km and Running track km as: Vijayawada 956 and 1654 respectively, Guntakal 1,452 and 2,145, Guntur 630 and 661 and Visakhapatnam 450 and 810 respectively.

Jurisdiction of Guntakal Division

  • Guntakal - Raichur (exclusive)
  • Guntakal - Dhone
  • Dhone - Nandyal
  • Nandyal - Yerraguntla
  • Guntakal - Bellary
  • Guntakal - Renigunta
  • Guntakal - Dharmavaram
  • Dharmavaram - Pakala
  • Gudur - Katpadi
  • Kadap - Pendlimarri

Jurisdiction of Guntur Division

  • Guntur - Vishnupuram (exclusive)
  • New Piduguralla - Savalyapuram
  • Nallapadu - Nandyal
  • Guntur - Tenali (exclusive) - Repalle
  • Guntur - Krishna Canal (exclusive)
  • Nadikudi - Macherla
  • Guntur byepass line

Jurisdiction of Vijayawada Division

Jurisdiction of Visakhapatnam Division

The following sections remain under Visakhapatnam railway division after carving out Rayagada railway division from Waltair railway division.

  • Duvvada - Visakhapatnam - Palasa
  • Duvvada - Simhachalam North
  • Vadlapudi - Duvvada
  • Visakhapatnam Steel Plant - Vadlapudi
  • Vizianagaram - Kuneru
  • Naupada Jn - Parlakhemundi
  • Bobbili - Salur

Performance and earnings

The zone operates more than 500 trains during peak season to clear the rush of passengers.[8] For the financial year 2020–2021, the zone is expected to collect ₹13,000 crore (equivalent to ₹150 billion or US$1.8 billion in 2023)[9] per annum as per the DPR of SCoR.

Infrastructure

Wi-Fi Stations

Various railway stations in South Coast Railway zone are Wi-Fi enabled, provided by Railwire in association with Google which are as follows:

Depots in divisions

The zone has passenger coach care depots at Visakhapatnam in Visakhapatnam railway division.Kakinada, Narsapur, Machilipatnam, Vijayawada in Vijayawada railway division. Nallapadu, Guntur in Guntur railway division. Tirupati and Guntakal in Guntakal railway division. Additionally Vijayawada and Gooty have wagon maintenance depots.[11]

Training Institutes

The zone has training institutes for imparting and learning railway techniques serving both Indian as well as foreign railway personnel at Vijayawada and Guntakal.

Healthcare

Divisional hospitals at Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntakal and Rayanapadu, Guntur have healthcare facilities serving exclusively for the employees of Indian railways and their families.[12]

Loco Sheds

The zone has Electric loco sheds at Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada, Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam and diesel loco sheds at Diesel Loco Shed, Guntakal, Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty, Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam, Diesel Loco Shed, Vijayawada . It also has two electric loco trip sheds at Guntakal and Renigunta and there are plans to convert the trip shed in Guntakal to an electric loco shed.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cabinet approves South Coast Railway zone". Press Information Bureau.
  2. ^ "South coast railway zone press release". Pib.nic.in. 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ "'Longstanding demand fulfiled': PM Modi lays foundation for South Coast Railway zone". The Indian Express. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  4. ^ Vedulla, Srinivas (8 January 2025). "Andhra's decades-long dream: PM Modi lays foundation stone for South Coast Railway zone admin buildings". The South First. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  5. ^ Gopal, B. Madhu (24 November 2024). "Tenders called for construction of South Coast Railway office in Vizag". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Union Cabinet: విశాఖ కేంద్రంగా సౌత్‌ కోస్ట్ రైల్వే జోన్‌ .. కేంద్ర కేబినెట్‌ ఆమోదం". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Revision of divisional jurisdiction under the South Coast Railway zone at Vishakhapatnam by retention of truncated Waltair division". PIB. 7 February 2025.
  8. ^ Geetanath, V. (16 May 2019). "South Central Railway micromanaging operations for better functioning". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. ^ G, Sarthak (3 March 2019). "SCR dreads drastic fall in revenue post bifurcation". The Times of India. Hyderabad. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Railwire wifi stations project | free wi-fi". www.railwire.co.in. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  11. ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Locomotive Sheds and Workshops". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)". www.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Coast_Railway_zone
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