Visakhapatnam railway division

Visakhapatnam railway division

View of Visakhapatnam railway station
Overview
Current operator	South Coast Railway
Headquarters	Visakhapatnam
Locale	Andhra Pradesh, India
Dates of operation	1893;132 years ago (1893)–
Predecessor	East Coast Railway
Successor	South Coast Railway

Visakhapatnam railway division (formerly known as Waltair railway division) is one of the four divisions of the South Coast Railway zone of the Indian Railways. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2025, Rayagada railway division was newly formed by carving out part of Waltair railway division and the truncated Waltair railway division was renamed as Visakhapatnam railway division. ^{[3] [4]}

History

• In 1893, Waltair railway division was established. ^[5]
• In 2025, the Waltair railway division was divided into two parts forming new Rayagada railway division, the truncated Waltair railway division was renamed as Visakhapatnam railway division. ^[6]

Main lines

The main lines of the former division were: ^[7]

Former Waltair railway division map

Visakhapatnam railway station

The main entrance of Vizianagaram Railway station

Srikakulam Road Railway Station

Section	Line	Distance
Duvvada-Visakhapatnam-Palasa (B.G. - Double)	Main Line	213 km Route
Vizianagaram-Singapuram road-Therubali (B.G. - Double)	R – V Line	137 km Route
Kothavalasa–Kirandul line (B.G. - Single)	K – K Line	446 km Route
Koraput-Rayagada (B.G. - Double)	K – R Line	164 km Route
Kottavalasa-Simhachalam	III Line	22 km Route
Bobbili – Salur	Branch Line	18 km Route
Naupada-Gunupur		90 km Route
Total		1,052 km Route

Stations and categories

The list includes the stations that were under the former Waltair railway division and their station category. ^[8]

Category of station	No. of stations	Names of stations
A-1 Category	1	Visakhapatnam Junction
A Category	3	Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Palasa
B Category
C Category (Suburban station)	-	-
D Category	-	-
E Category	-	-
F Category Halt Station	-	-
Total	-	-

Stations closed for Passengers -

Performance and earnings

Visakhapatnam railway division was awarded efficiency shields in eight categories. Vizianagaram and Tilaru were awarded best major and minor clean stations.

During the 2014–15 financial year, the division recorded its highestof ₹6,653.31 crore (US$770 million). It includes the majority share of ₹6,159.73 crore (US$710 million) from freight transport itself. The division had transported 54.86 million tonnes of load and 33.72 million passengers. The passengers earnings were ₹433.15 crore (US$50 million) ^[9]

During 2012–13, freight revenue earnings of Visakhapatnam railway division (then Waltair railway division) were ₹5,642 crore (US$650 million). For the same period, the passenger traffic was 32.94 million and passenger earnings were ₹312.96 crore (US$36 million) respectively. ^{[10] [11]}

Due to industrialization in the modern era, the division equally serves the transportation needs of the port city of Visakhapatnam. The division served major public sectors such as Visakhapatnam Port Trust, RINL, IOC, BPCL, HPCL etc. ^[12]

Infrastructure

Loco sheds

The Diesel Loco Shed at Visakhapatnam, is the largest diesel shed in Indian Railways, with a capacity to accommodate 300 Diesel Locomotives. While, the Electric Loco Shed is currently holding 231 Electric locomotives.

It holds WDM-2 – 57, WDS-6 – 10, WDG -3A – 96 alongside 3 rail busses.

While, the Visakhapatnam Electric Loco Shed can accommodate 297 locomotives which includes [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] – 83, [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] – 21, WAP-7 - 35, [[Indian locomotive class WAG-6|WAG-6]] – 9, WAG-9H –172,

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See also

• Vijayawada railway division
• Guntakal railway division
• Guntur railway division

References

1. ABN (6 February 2025). "South Coast Railway: రాష్ట్రమంతా ఒకే రైల్వే జోన్‌". Andhrajyothy Telugu News (in Telugu). Retrieved 7 February 2025.
2. Peri, Usha (6 February 2025). "Railway Board retains Waltair Division as Visakhapatnam Division, restructuring South Coast Railway Zone". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
3. "Delays dog new railway zone". The Hindu. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
4. "Cabinet approves South Coast Railway zone". Press Information Bureau.
5. Vizag, Team Yo! (8 February 2025). "'Waltair Railway Division' no more: Know its iconic history in Visakhapatnam". Vizag. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
6. Porecha, Maitri (7 February 2025). "Railways removes 'colonial legacy,' by renaming Waltair division as Visakhapatnam". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
7. "System map of Watair Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
8. "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
9. "Waltair Division highest-ever in total earnings". The Hindu. Visakhapatnam. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
10. "Record earnings growth for Waltair Division : DRM". The Hindu. Visakhapatnam. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
11. "Divisional Revenue" . Retrieved 8 May 2014.
12. "Waltair division" . Retrieved 9 May 2014.