Bhubaneswar, May 6 (IANS) The Indian Railways on Wednesday once again clarified that the creation of the South Coast Railway would not result in any loss to Odisha, terming reports suggesting otherwise as misleading and motivated.In an official statement, authorities said the clarification was issued in response to widely circulated reports claiming that Odisha stood to lose significantly because of the formation of the new South Coast Railway zone.The Railways dismissed such claims as factually…
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Amaravati, May 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Pawan Kalyan, on Tuesday hailed the gazette notification issued by the Centre for South Coast Railway Zone with its headquarters at Visakhapatnam.“New Zone, New Speed, New Growth! A transformative step for Andhra Pradesh’s growth and connectivity,” the Jana Sena leader posted on ‘X’.He expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Union Government under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Railway Mi…
Amaravati, May 5 (IANS) The Centre has issued a gazette notification establishing the South Coast Railway Zone, with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters. The new railway zone, which will come into effect from June 1, 2026, comprises Guntakal, Guntur, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam divisions.The Ministry of Railways included some of the existing area under South Central Railway and East Coast Railway into the new zone.Guntakal, Guntur and Vijayawada are existing divisions of South Central Railway and…
Bhubaneswar, April 5 (IANS) Amid growing protests over the merger of the Palasa-Ichchapuram section with the newly created South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone, the Indian Railways on Sunday issued a clarification stating that the move will not affect the revenue earnings of East Coast Railway (ECoR) or disrupt train services on the route.In an official statement, the South Coast Railway said the Palasa–Ichchapuram section, stretching around 50 km, comprises seven stations — Palasa, Summadevi, Man…
Bhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday severely criticised the Odisha government over the merger of Palasa and Ichchapuram with the proposed Vishakhapatnam division of South Coast Railway zone. The party alleged that instead of Odisha receiving more benefits under the BJP government, which came to power with the slogan of “Double Engine, Double Development,” the state is being deprived of its rightful share.Opposition BJD leaders further asserted that duri…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) To strengthen Indian Railways’ infrastructure and technology, the government on Tuesday said it has approved several upgradation works worth Rs 765 crore to improve operations, expand line capacity and modernise communication systems across critical sections of the network.According to the Railways Ministry, the approved projects include upgradation of electric traction systems on two high-density freight and passenger corridors and expansion of the optical fibre commu…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) A major rail tragedy was averted on Thursday morning when the MGR Chennai Central (MAS)– New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Express derailed near Jakhapura in Odisha’s Jajpur district.East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources said no major damage was reported as the train was moving at a very slow speed at the time of the incident.According to an official statement issued by the ECoR, “A minor derailment involving Train No. 22611 Chennai–New Jalpaiguri (MAS–NJP) Express occurred at 08:…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Indian Railways has speeded up 549 trains in this year’s timetable across zones, along with introducing 122 new trains in 2025, extending 86 trains and converting 10 trains to superfast, the government said on Friday.Under the Timetable of Trains (TAG) 2026, Indian Railways has introduced new trains, extended existing services, increased frequency, converted trains to Superfast, and speeded up services across various railway zones. In the Central Railway (CR) zone, 4 ne…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) State-owned Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) on Monday said it has emerged as the lowest bidder for a project awarded by East Coast Railway.The project involves setting up a wagon periodical overhaul workshop at Kantabanji with a capacity to handle 200 wagons.East Coast Railway is the awarding authority for the contract. RVNL said the total cost of the project, excluding goods and services tax, is Rs 201.23 crore.The company was the sole bidder for the project, and the wo…