South Coast Railway completes 100 days; ₹54,479 crore of projects under way
The new zone has secured sanctions for the Visakhapatnam yard remodelling and the Guntakal-Ballari quadrupling, fitted Kavach on about 100 locomotives and opened three Amrit Bharat stations
The South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone has marked its 100-day milestone since beginning operations, showcasing significant progress in administrative consolidation, infrastructure upgrades, and the expansion of passenger services. Spanning four divisions across nearly 3,532 route kilometres and 6,455 track kilometres, SCoR is now a key growth engine for the region, with an anticipated originating revenue of ₹15,500 crore and freight loading crossing 100 million tonnes annually.
Within its first two months, the zone secured key project sanctions, including the ₹300-crore Visakhapatnam Yard Remodelling Project, the ₹1,205-crore Guntakal-Ballari Quadrupling Project, and ₹20 crore allocated for crowd management facilities at Tirupati. Looking ahead, SCoR is actively executing 5 new railway line projects and 24 multi-tracking works worth approximately Rs. 54,479 crore, with another Rs. 70,865 crore worth of projects already in the pipeline.
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