Ministry of Railways announces a new railway zone

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has announced a new railway zone – the South Coast Railway zone – with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters. The new zone will comprise the existing Vijayawada, Guntur and Guntakal rail divisions. The Waltair division will be bifurcated and a portion of it will be merged with the Vijayawada division. The remaining portion of the Waltair division will be converted into a new division with headquarters at Rayagada under East Coast Railway.