Formation of South Coast Railway and Rayagada Division – Gazette Notification: Railway Board Order dated 05.05.2026
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA/ भारत सरकार
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS/ रेल मंत्रालय
RAILWAY BOARD / रेलवे बोर्ड
No. 2024/E&R/1(1)/3
New Delhi, dated- 05.05.2026
The General Manager,
South Coast Railway,
Visakhapatnam.
The General Manager,
East Coast Railway,
Bhubaneswar.
The General Manager,
South Central Railway,
Secunderabad.
Sub: Gazette Notification for formation of South Coast Railway and Rayagada Division reg.
Please find enclosed a copy of Gazette Notification No.2024/E&R/1(1)/3 dated 04.05.2026 on the subject issue.
Kindly acknowledge and ensure compliance.
(Rameshwer Meena)
Executive Director/
Efficiency and Research
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th May, 2026
F. No. 2024/E&R/1(1)/3.— 1. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 3 of the Railways Act, 1989 (No.24 of 1989), the Central Government hereby constitutes a new Zonal Railway namely SOUTH COAST RAILWAY with headquarters at Visakhapatnam, out of the existing East Coast Railway and South Central Railway zones, with effect from 01.06.2026. It is further notified for general information that Central Government hereby constitutes a new division at RAYAGADA under East Coast Railway with effect from 01.06.2026.
2. The jurisdiction in respect of areas for new South Coast Railway and existing East Coast & South Central Railways with effect from 01.06.2026, shall be as indicated below:
| Name of the Zone / HQ | Area of Jurisdiction |
| South Coast Railway, Visakhapatnam |
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| East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar |
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| South Central Railway, Secunderabad |
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3. Existing Waltair Division of East Coast Railway will be bifurcated in two parts. One part of it will be part of the existing East Coast Railway as new Rayagada division and balance part of Waltair division will be part of the new South Coast Railway to be renamed as Visakhapatnam division.
3.1 The jurisdiction in respect of the areas for new Rayagada division, with effect from 01.06.2026, shall be as indicated below:
| Name of the Division/Zone | Sections (Area of Jurisdiction) | Route km | To be transferred from |
| Rayagada/ East Coast Railway |
|
164 | Existing Waltair Division |
|
442 | ||
|
36 | ||
|
54 | ||
| Total | 696 |
3.2 The existing jurisdiction of Khurda Road division of East Coast Railway and Visakhapatnam division of South Coast Railway has also been adjusted with transfer of section as indicated below, with effect from 01.06.2026:
| S. No. | Section | Route km | From Division | To Division |
| 1 | Palasa – Ichchapuram (incl.) | 53 | Khurda Road Division | Visakhapatnam Division |
3.3 The jurisdiction in respect of areas for Visakhapatnam division with effect from 01.06.2026, shall be as indicated below:
| Name of the Division/Zone | Sections (Area of Jurisdiction) | Route km |
| Visakhapatnam/ South Coast Railway |
|
270 |
|
102 | |
|
39 | |
|
17 | |
| Peripheral lines such as: | ||
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|
35 | |
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| Total | 463 |
4. The divisional boundaries between the affected divisions of South Coast Railway and East Coast Railway will be as under:
| S. No. | Section | Divisional boundary at km | Between divisions |
| 1 | Singapur Road Jn – Vizianagaram Jn. | 363.385 | Rayagada and Visakhapatnam |
| 2 | Kottavalasa Jn – Kirandul | 3.692 | Rayagada and Visakhapatnam |
| 3 | Naupada Jn – Gunupur | 36.940 | Rayagada and Visakhapatnam |
| 4 | Vizianagaram Jn- Palasa – Ichchapuram | 624.760 | Khurda Road and Visakhapatnam |
| 5 | Raipur – Singapur Road | 327.132 | Rayagada and Sambalpur |
5. Further, keeping in view operational requirements, Central Government has also decided to adjust the jurisdictions of Guntur, Guntakal & Vijayawada divisions of South Coast Railway and Secunderabad division of South Central Railway with transfer of sections as indicated below, with effect from 01.06.2026:
| S. No. | Section | Route km | From Division | To Division |
| 1 | Raichur(incl.) – Wadi | 108 | Guntakal | Secunderabad |
| 2 | Vishnupuram(incl.) -Pagidipalli – Janpahad | 142 | Guntur | Secunderabad |
| 3 | Kondapalli – Motumarri(excl.) | 46 | Secunderabad | Vijayawada |
6. Consequent upon the transfer of sections as mentioned in para above, the divisional boundaries between the affected divisions of South Coast Railway and South Central Railway with effect from 01.06.2026, will be as under:
| S. No | Section | Divisional boundary at km | Between divisions |
| 1 | Guntakal – Raichur | 562.00 | Guntakal and Secunderabad |
| 2 | Vijayawada – Khammam | 525.00 | Vijayawada and Secunderabad |
| 3 | Nadikudi-Bibinagar | 138.40 | Guntur and Secunderabad |
| 4 | Raichur – Gadwal | 1.49 | Hyderabad and Secunderabad* |
| 5 | Krishna – Devarakadara | 1.90 | Hyderabad and Secunderabad* |
Note: *existing divisional boundary between Guntakal – Hyderabad divisions is changed as divisional boundary between Secunderabad– Hyderabad divisions.
R. MOHANRAJA, Secy.
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