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{{Short description|Railway division of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox rail
|railroad_name=Visakhapatnam railway division
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|image=Visakhapatnam Railway Station.JPG
|image_size=
|image_caption=View of Visakhapatnam railway station
|locale=[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
|start_year={{start date and age|df=yes|2026|6|1}}
|predecessor_line=[[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]]
|gauge=
|old_gauge=
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|hq_city=[[Visakhapatnam]]
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|operator=[[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railway]]
|successor=[[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railway]]
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'''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]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=ABN |date=2025-02-06 |title=South Coast Railway: రాష్ట్రమంతా ఒకే రైల్వే జోన్‌
|url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/2025/andhra-pradesh/centre-approves-south-coast-railway-zone-for-ap-1367927.html
|access-date=2025-02-07 |website=Andhrajyothy Telugu News
|language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Peri |first=Usha
|date=2025-02-06 |title=Railway Board retains Waltair Division as Visakhapatnam Division, restructuring South Coast Railway Zone
|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2025/Feb/06/railway-board-retains-waltair-division-as-visakhapatnam-division-restructuring-south-coast-railway-zone
|access-date=2025-02-07 |website=The New Indian Express
|language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web
|first= |date=2021-12-27 |title=Delays dog new railway zone
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/delays-dog-new-railway-zone/article38051643.ece
|access-date=2022-05-09 |website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
|title=Cabinet approves South Coast Railway zone
|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=189105
|website=Press Information Bureau}}</ref>

== History ==

* In 1893, Waltair railway division was established.<ref>{{Cite web
|last=Vizag |first=Team Yo! |date=2025-02-08 |title='Waltair Railway Division' no more: Know its iconic history in Visakhapatnam
|url=https://www.yovizag.com/waltair-railway-division-no-more-know-its-iconic-history-in-visakhapatnam/#google_vignette
|access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Vizag |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Porecha |first=Maitri |date=2025-02-07
|title=Railways removes 'colonial legacy,' by renaming Waltair division as Visakhapatnam
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/railways-removes-colonial-legacy-by-renaming-waltair-division-as-visakhapatnam/article69193497.ece
|access-date=2025-02-09 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN
|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
== Main lines ==
The main lines of the former division were:<ref>{{cite web
|title=System map of Watair Division
|url=http://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1316615150837-sys%20map%20wat%20divn.pdf
|access-date=1 June 2014 |publisher=Indian Railways
}}</ref>
[[File:Former_Waltair_division's_statewise_break-up.jpg|right|thumb|Former Waltair railway division map]]
[[File:Visakhapatnam_railway_station.jpg|thumb|Visakhapatnam railway station]]
[[File:The_main_entrance_of_Vizianagaram_Railway_station.jpg|right|thumb|The
main entrance of Vizianagaram Railway station]]
[[File:Srikakulam_Road_Railway_Station.jpg|right|thumb|Srikakulam Road
Railway Station]]
{| class="wikitable"
!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.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations
|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf
|access-date=18 January 2016 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;"
! style="background:#ffd750;" |Category of station
! style="background:#ffd750;" |No. of stations
! style="background:#ffd750;" |Names of stations
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''A-1''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |{{rws|Visakhapatnam Junction}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''A''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center," |{{rws|Srikakulam Road}}, {{rws|Vizianagaram}}, {{rws|Palasa}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''B''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''C''' Category (Suburban station)
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''D''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''E''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''F''' Category (Halt Station)
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''Total'''
| style="text-align:center;" |'''-'''
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|}
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 {{INRConvert|6653.31|c}}. It includes the majority share of {{INRConvert|6159.73|c}} from freight transport itself. The division had transported {{nowrap|54.86 million tonnes}} of load and
{{nowrap|33.72 million}} passengers. The passengers earnings were {{INRConvert|433.15|c}}<ref>{{cite web |date=22 April 2015
|title=Waltair Division highest-ever in total earnings
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/waltair-division-highestever-in-total-earnings/article7128788.ece
|access-date=30 May 2015 |work=The Hindu
|location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref>

During 2012–13, freight revenue earnings of Visakhapatnam railway division (then Waltair railway division) were {{INRConvert|5642|c}}. For the same period, the passenger traffic was {{nowrap|32.94
million}} and passenger earnings were {{INRConvert|312.96|c}} respectively.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 August 2013 |title=Record earnings growth for Waltair Division : DRM
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/record-earnings-growth-for-waltair-division-drm/article5028422.ece
|access-date=25 February 2015 |work=The Hindu
|location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Divisional Revenue |url=http://www.railnews.co.in/waltair-division-revenue-crosses-rs-5000-crore-mark/ |access-date=2014-05-08 |archive-date=8 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224846/http://www.railnews.co.in/waltair-division-revenue-crosses-rs-5000-crore-mark/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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, [[Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited|RINL]], [[Indian Oil Corporation|IOC]], [[Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited|BPCL]], [[Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited|HPCL]] etc.<ref
name="ECoR2">{{cite web |title=Waltair division
|url=http://eastcoastrailwaywaltairdivision.blogspot.in/2011/05/waltair-division-at-glance.html
|access-date=2014-05-09}}</ref>

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

It holds [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]] – 57, WDS-6 – 10, [[EMD GT46MAC|WDG]][[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|-3A]] – 96 alongside 3 rail busses.

While, the [[Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam|Visakhapatnam Electric
Loco Shed]] can accommodate 297 locomotives which includes <nowiki>[[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]]</nowiki> – 83, <nowiki>[[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]]</nowiki> – 21, [[WAP-7]] - 35, <nowiki>[[Indian locomotive class WAG-6|WAG-6]]</nowiki> – 9, [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9H|WAG-9H]] –172,{{Portal|India
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== See also ==

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

== References ==
<references responsive="1"></references>{{South Coast Railway}}{{Railways in Southern India}}
[[Category:Divisions of Indian Railways]]
[[Category:South Coast Railway zone]]
[[Category:Waltair railway division]]
[[Category:2026 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

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Bogdanwyo at 06:38, 8 May 2026