{"id":364124,"date":"2026-06-02T14:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=364124"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:29:12","slug":"indias-18th-railway-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-18th-railway-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s 18th Railway Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Recently, the 18th Zone of Indian Railways, South Coast Railway (SCoR), formally commenced operations with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About India\u2019s 18th Railway Zone<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bsmedia.business-standard.com\/_media\/bs\/img\/article\/2026-05\/06\/full\/1778091534-387.JPG?resize=281%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"India\u2019s 18th Railway Zone\" width=\"281\" height=\"310\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Ministry of railways<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The newly created <strong>South Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone<\/strong> has been operational since 1st June 2026.<\/li>\n<li>It has been created by exercising powers <strong>conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 3 of the Railways Act, 1989 (No.24 of 1989).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The existing<strong> Waltair Division of East Coast Railway<\/strong> will be bifurcated into two parts.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One part<\/strong> will remain under the <strong>existing East Coast Railway<\/strong> and<strong> will be renamed <\/strong>as the new<strong> Rayagada Division.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>remaining portion<\/strong> of the <strong>Waltair Division will <\/strong>become part of the<strong> newly created South Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone<\/strong> and will be renamed as the<strong> Visakhapatnam Division.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>About South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone:<\/strong> It\u00a0has been formed through the reorganisation of <strong>parts of the erstwhile South Central Railway (SCR) and East Coast Railway (ECoR) zones.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It covers a vast rail network across <strong>Andhra Pradesh<\/strong> and also serves <strong>parts of Telangana and\u00a0Tamil Nadu<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It will consist of <strong>four divisions:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Visakhapatnam (newly reorganised), Vijayawada, Guntur and Guntakal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is expected to<strong> improve operational efficiency, strengthen passenger train services, enhance freight movement and facilitate faster execution of railway infrastructure<\/strong> and capacity expansion projects across the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong> It will play a crucial role in <strong>improving cargo movement and multimodal logistics<\/strong> for major <strong>ports<\/strong> including: <strong>Visakhapatnam Port, Gangavaram Port, Krishnapatnam Port, Kakinada Port and the upcoming Mulapeta Port.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong> With the operationalization of the SCoR, <strong>the total number of railway zones in the country increases to 18.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Different Railway Zones in India and Their Headquarters<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 600px; width: 69.2105%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 60px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 60px;\"><strong>Different Railway Zones in India<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 60px;\"><strong>Headquarters<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">Central Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Mumbai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">Eastern Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Kolkata<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">East Central Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Hajipur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">East Coast Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Bhubaneswar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">Northern Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Baroda House, New Delhi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">North Central Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Allahabad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">North Eastern Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Gorakhpur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">Northeast Frontier<br \/>\nRailway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Maligaon, Guwahati<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">North Western Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Jaipur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">Southern Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Chennai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">South Central Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Secunderabad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">South Eastern Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Garden Reach, Kolkata<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 60px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 60px;\">South East Central<br \/>\nRailway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 60px;\">Bilaspur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">South Western Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Hubli<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">Western Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Churchgate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">West Central Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Jabalpur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%; height: 30px;\">Metro Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%; height: 30px;\">Kolkata<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.6538%;\">South Coast Railway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6497%;\">Visakhapatnam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, the 18th Zone of Indian Railways, South Coast Railway (SCoR), formally commenced operations with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters. About India\u2019s 18th Railway Zone The newly created South Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone has been operational since 1st June 2026. 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