Major rail rejig leaves SCR leaner, Kazipet division case stronger
The South Central Railway (SCR) will undergo a significant restructuring, reducing its divisions from six to three as part of the formation of the new South Coast Railway zone. This change will result in the transfer of several divisions to the new zone, while select sections will remain with SCR, expanding the Secunderabad division. There are renewed calls for the establishment of a separate Kazipet division due to its strategic location and existing infrastructure.
- ▪As of June 1, SCR will have three divisions instead of six due to the formation of the South Coast Railway zone.
- ▪The Secunderabad division will expand by about 200 km, becoming larger than the remaining two divisions.
- ▪There is strong support for creating a separate Kazipet division, citing its strategic importance and existing railway infrastructure.
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View of Rail coach factory at Kazipet. File From June 1, South Central Railway (SCR) will be left with just three divisions instead of the current six, following the formation of the new South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters. The Centre notified the new zone through an official gazette earlier this month.As part of the restructuring, the Vijayawada, Guntur and Guntakal divisions of SCR will be transferred to SCoR along with a reorganised Waltair division of East Coast Railway (ECoR), which will be renamed the Visakhapatnam division.However, select sections from these divisions will remain with SCR like the 108-km Raichur–Wadi stretch from Guntakal and the 142-km Vishnupuram–Pagidipalli–Janpahad section from Guntur.
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