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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox rail
| railroad_name = South Coast Railway
| logo_filename =
| logo_size = 300px
| system_map =
| map_caption = South Coast Railway
| map_size = 300px
| image =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| marks = SCoR
| locale =
[[Andhra Pradesh]],[[Telangana]], [[Karnataka]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| start_year = 2019
| end_year =
| gauge = {{Track gauge|66in|lk=on}}
| electrification = {{25 kV 50 Hz}}
| length = {{cvt|3496|km|mi}}
| hq_city = {{rws|Visakhapatnam}}
| website = [https://eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,1290,1295/ South Coast Railway Waltair] <br />
[http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/ South Coast Railway Vijayawada, Guntur, Guntakal]
}}
'''South Coast Railway Zone''' (SCoR) has been announced as the newest [[Zones and divisions of Indian Railways|railway zone of the Indian Railways]] and is headquartered at [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The formal notification for operationalization of this Zone is yet to be issued.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=189105|title=Cabinet approves South Coast Railway zone|website=Press Information Bureau}}</ref>

== Jurisdiction ==
South Coast Railway will be headquartered at [[Visakhapatnam]] and have three divisions.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=188998|title=South coast railway zone press release|date=28 February 2019|website=Pib.nic.in}}</ref> The existing Waltair division will be bifurcated into two parts. The Andhra Pradesh part of the division, that includes Visakhapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, and a part of Srikakulam district will be merged into neighbouring Vijayawada division. The other part of Srikakulam district will be converted into a new division with headquarter at Rayagada under [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway (ECoR)]].<ref name=":22"/> South Coast Railway spreads over the states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Telangana]] (except [[Kurnool City railway station|Kurnool]] of [[Hyderabad railway division|Hyderabad division]] and [[Jaggayyapeta|Jaggaiahpet]] of [[Secunderabad railway division|Secunderabad division]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/south-coast-railway-could-be-the-new-railway-zone-for-ap/article22724847.ece|title=South Coast Railway could be the new railway zone for AP|last=Geetanath|first=V.|date=2018-02-12|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-05-20|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It also covers a minor portion of [[Karnataka]] and [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1|title=History|website=South Central Railway|publisher=South Central Railway CMS Team|access-date=4 November 2016}}</ref>

==Divisions==
* [[Vijayawada railway division]] (residual portion of [[Waltair railway division]] merged with Vijayawada division)
* [[Guntur railway division]]
* [[Guntakal railway division]]

== Route Length ==

The 1,106 route km of the present Waltair division is proposed to be distributed between East Coast Railway – Rayagada division (541 km), Khurda division (115 km) and Vijayawada division (450 km). With the proposed jurisdictions, SCoR will have division-wise route km and Running track km as: Vijayawada 1,414 and 2,631 respectively, Guntakal 1,452 and 2,145 and Guntur 630 and 661 respectively.

=== Jurisdiction of SCoR after Waltair Division is merged with Vijayawada Division ===

*[[Kothavalasa–Kirandul line|Kottavalasa - Kirandul line]]: [[Kothavalasa railway station|Kottavalasa]] - [[Araku railway station|Araku]] (inclusive) controlled by Vijayawada division of SCoR.
This is an important mineral route with ruling gradient of 1 in 60 with some block sections prone for stalling of loaded freight trains. Hence it is preferable to fix inter zonal boundary in such a way that either sides of interchange point at a station which has operational feasibility and flexibility in the form of more running lines to regulate trains and also availability of field officers and supervisors for troubleshooting. Keeping these factors in view these boundaries were fixed from 106 km from [[Kothavalasa railway station|Kottavalasa]] to including [[Araku railway station|Araku]] station.

* Vizianagaram - Raipur line: Vizianagaram - Kuneru(inclusive) Controlled by Vijayawada (BZA) division of SCoR.
* Vizianagaram - Howrah main line: Vizianagaram - Naupada Junction (Excluding) Controlled by Vijayawada (BZA) division of SCoR.

=== Divisions ===
The zone covers the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It has three divisions:<ref name="profile" />

*[[Vijayawada railway division|Vijayawada]]
*[[Guntur railway division|Guntur]]
*[[Guntakal railway division|Guntakal]]

== Performance and earnings ==

The zone operates more than 500 trains during peak season to clear the rush of passengers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Geetanath |first1=V. |title=South Central Railway micromanaging operations for better functioning |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/micromanaging-operations-for-better-functioning/article27152895.ece |access-date=20 May 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=16 May 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref> For the financial year 2020-2021, the zone is expected to collect {{INRConvert|13000|c|lk=|year=2020|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=G |first1=Sarthak |title=SCR dreads drastic fall in revenue post bifurcation |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/post-bifurcation-scr-dreads-drastic-fall-in-revenues/articleshow/68237678.cms |access-date=25 May 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=3 Mar 2019 |location=Hyderabad |language=en}}</ref> per annum as per the DPR of SCoR.

== Infrastructure ==

=== Wi-Fi Stations ===

Many railway stations in South Coast Railway Zone are Wi-Fi enabled, provided by Railwire in association with Google which are as follows.

*URBAN: [[Visakhapatnam railway station|Visakhapatnam]], [[Vijayawada Junction railway station|Vijayawada Junction]], [[Guntur Junction railway station|Guntur Junction]], [[Tirupati railway station|Tirupati]], [[Rajahmundry railway station|Rajahmundry]], [[Kakinada Town railway station|Kakinada Town]], [[Nellore railway station|Nellore]], [[Srikakulam Road railway station|Srikakulam Road]], [[Bhimavaram Town railway station|Bhimavaram Town]], [[Samalkot Junction railway station|Samalkot Junction]], [[Eluru railway station|Eluru]], [[Cuddapah railway station|Kadapa]], [[Proddatur railway station|Proddatur]], [[Renigunta Junction railway station|Renigunta Junction]], [[Anantapur railway station|Anantapur]], [[Ongole railway station|Ongole]], [[Guntakal Junction railway station|Guntakal Junction]], [[Gudur Junction railway station|Gudur Junction]], [[Tadepalligudem railway station|Tadepalligudem]], [[Tenali Junction railway station|Tenali Junction]], [[Tuni railway station, Andhra Pradesh|Tuni]], [[Vizianagaram Junction railway station|Vizianagaram]], [[Chirala railway station|Chirala]], [[Yadgir railway station|Yadgir]] and [[Raichur railway station|Raichur]]
*SUB URBAN: [[Powerpet railway station|Powerpet-Eluru]], [[Duvvada railway station|Duvvada-Visakhapatnam]], [[Anakapalle railway station|Anakapalli-Visakhapatnam]], [[Simhachalam railway station|Simhachalam-Visakhapatnam]], [[Simhachalam railway station|Simhachalam North-Visakhapatnam]], [[Marripalem railway station|Marripalem-Visakhapatnam]], [[Pendurthi railway station|Pendurthi-Visakhapatnam]] and [[Kothavalasa railway station|Kotthavalasa-Visakhapatnam]]
*RURAL:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.railwire.co.in/station-wi-fi-project.php|title=Railwire wifi stations project {{!}} free wi-fi|website=www.railwire.co.in|access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref> Gollapalli, Badampudi, Bhiknur, [[Bhimadole railway station|Bhimadolu]], Chagallu, Chebrol, [[Denduluru railway station|Denduluru]], Duggirala, [[Gannavaram railway station|Gannavaram]], [[Godavari railway station|Godavari]], [[Gunadala railway station|Gunadala]], [[Kovvur railway station|Kovvur]], [[Krishna Canal Junction railway station|Krishna Canal Junction]], [[Mangalagiri railway station|Mangalagiri]], [[Mustabada railway station|Mustabada]], [[Navabpalem railway station|Navabpalem]], Nambur, [[Nidadavolu Junction railway station|Nidadavolu Junction]], [[Nuzvid railway station|Nuzvid]], Pedda Avutapalle, [[Pedavadlapudi railway station|Pedavadlapudi]], Pulla, Sangamjagarlamudi, Telaprolu, Gundla, Vatlur, Talmadla, Upplavai

=== Depots in divisions ===
The zone has passenger coach care depots at [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Kakinada]], [[Narasapuram, West Godavari district|Narsapur]], [[Machilipatnam]], [[Vijayawada]] in VIJAYAWADA Division. [[Nallapadu]], [[Guntur]] in GUNTUR Division. [[Tirupati]] and [[Guntakal]] in GUNTAKAL Division. Additionally [[Vijayawada]] and [[Gooty]] have wagon maintenance depots.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html|title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Locomotive Sheds and Workshops|website=www.irfca.org|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref>

=== Training Institutes ===
The zone has training institutes for imparting and learning railway techniques serving both Indian as well as foreign railway staffs at [[Vijayawada]] and [[Guntakal]].

=== Healthcare ===
Railway Hospitals which are located in these areas, Div. Hospital at [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Guntakal]] and [[Rayanapadu]], [[Guntur]] have healthcare facilities serving exclusively for the employees of Indian railways and their families.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?id=0,1,304,366,519,751|title=Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)|website=www.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Indian Railways}}
{{South Coast Railway zone}}{{Railways in Southern India}}{{coord missing|Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:South Coast Railway zone| ]]
[[Category:Zones of Indian Railways]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]

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