**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Ministry of Railways announces the formation of the South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone, headquartered in Visakhapatnam, and a new Rayagada division under the East Coast Railway (ECoR). These structural changes involve a comprehensive reorganization of jurisdictions and section transfers across the South Coast, East Coast, and South Central Railway zones. The implementation of these new administrative boundaries is scheduled to take effect on June 1, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Establishment of New Zone and Division**
* **South Coast Railway (SCoR):** A new regional railway zone is constituted with its headquarters located at Visakhapatnam.
* **Rayagada Division:** A new railway division is established at Rayagada under the jurisdiction of the East Coast Railway.
**Revised Zonal Jurisdictions (Effective 01.06.2026)**
* **South Coast Railway:** Comprises the Guntakal, Guntur, and Vijayawada divisions (re-organized from South Central Railway) and the Visakhapatnam division.
* **East Coast Railway:** Comprises the Sambalpur division, a re-organized Khurda Road division, and the newly formed Rayagada division.
* **South Central Railway:** Comprises the Hyderabad and Nanded divisions, along with a re-organized Secunderabad division.
**Bifurcation of Waltair Division**
* The existing Waltair division is bifurcated into two parts: one part forms the new Rayagada division, and the remaining part is renamed the Visakhapatnam division.
* **Rayagada Division (696 km):** Includes sections such as Koraput-Singapur Road and Kottavalasa-Kirandul (excluding Kottavalasa).
* **Visakhapatnam Division (463 km):** Includes sections such as Ichchapuram-Palasa-Visakhapatnam-Duvvada and Vizianagaram-Kuneru.
**Specific Section Transfers and Boundary Adjustments**
* **Khurda Road to Visakhapatnam:** The Palasa – Ichchapuram section (53 km) is transferred from the Khurda Road division to the Visakhapatnam division.
* **Guntakal/Guntur to Secunderabad:** The Raichur-Wadi section (108 km) and Vishnupuram-Janpahad section (142 km) are transferred to the Secunderabad division.
* **Secunderabad to Vijayawada:** The Kondapalli – Motumarri section (46 km) is transferred to the Vijayawada division.
* **Boundary Changes:** New divisional boundaries are established at specific kilometer markers between Rayagada, Visakhapatnam, Sambalpur, Khurda Road, and Secunderabad.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)**
**Impact**
The Ministry is responsible for the legal and administrative execution of the Railways Act, 1989, to create the new zone and division.
**Action Required**
Oversee the formal transition, update official records, and ensure the new headquarters and divisional offices are operational by June 1, 2026.
**Zonal Railways (South Coast, East Coast, and South Central Railways)**
**Impact**
These zones face significant changes in their geographical scope, asset management, and divisional oversight.
**Action Required**
Coordinate the transfer of personnel, infrastructure, and operational control for the specified sections and divisions according to the new jurisdictional maps.
**Divisional Administrations (Waltair, Rayagada, Khurda Road, etc.)**
**Impact**
Divisions like Waltair will cease to exist in their current form, while others like Rayagada and Visakhapatnam must establish new administrative frameworks.
**Action Required**
Implement the physical and administrative handover of rail sections and adjust divisional boundaries as per the specified kilometer markers.
**General Public and Rail Users**
**Impact**
The reorganization is notified for general information, signifying changes in administrative headquarters for regional railway matters.
**Action Required**
No direct action is required, but users should note that administrative jurisdiction for the affected regions will shift to the new headquarters (Visakhapatnam for SCoR).
Key Entities Referenced
South Coast Railway: A newly constituted regional railway zone established with its headquarters at Visakhapatnam.
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which Section 3(4) empowers the Central Government to constitute new zonal railways and divisions.
Rayagada Division: A newly formed administrative division established under the jurisdiction of the East Coast Railway.
Ministry of Railways: The primary government body and regulator responsible for the notification and reorganization of railway zones and divisions.
Visakhapatnam: The central location designated as the headquarters for the new South Coast Railway zone.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 1
PART III—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 09] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, मई 4, 2026/वैिाख 14, 1948
No. 09] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026/VAISAKHA 14, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
(रेलव ेबोडड)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 4 मई, 2026
फा. स.ं 2024/ईएंडआर/1(1)/3.—1. रेल अजधजनयम, 1989 (1989 की सं. 24) की धारा 3 की उप-धारा (4) द्वारा
प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, एतद्वारा केंद्र सरकार 01.06.2026 से मौिूिा पूव डतट रेलवे और िजिण मध्य रेल िोनों म ें
से िजिण तट रेलवे नामक एक नई िेत्रीय रेलवे का गठन करती है, जिसका मुख्यालय जविाखपट्टणम में होगा। आम सूचना के
जलए यह भी अजधसूजचत दकया िाता ह ै दक केंद्र सरकार 01.06.2026 स े पूवड तट रेलवे के अतं गडत रायगड़ा म ें एक नए मडं ल
का गठन करती ह।ै
3106 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.1]
2. 01.06.2026 से नए िजिण तट रेलवे और मौिूिा पूवड तट रेलव ेएवं िजिण मध्य रेलव,े का िेत्राजधकार जनम्नानुसार
होगा:
ित्रे ीय रेलव े ित्रे ाजधकार
िजिण तट रेलव,े जविाखपट्टणम • पैरा 5 के अनुसार पुनगडठठत िजिण मध्य रेलवे के मौिूिा गतुं कल, गुंटूर
और जवियवाड़ा मंडल
• पैरा 3.3 के अनुसार पनु गडठठत पूवड तट रेलवे का जवभि वाल्तेरु मंडल
जिसका नाम बिलकर जविाखपट्टणम मडं ल कर दिया गया ह।ै
पूवड तट रेलव,े भुवनेश्वर • मौिूिा संबलपुर मडं ल
• पैरा 3.2 के अनुसार पुनगडठठत मौिूिा खोरधा रोड मडं ल
• पैरा 3.1 के अनुसार गठठत रायगड़ा मडं ल
िजिण मध्य रेलव,े जसकंिराबाि • मौिूिा हिै राबाि और नांिेड़ मडं ल
• पैरा 5 के अनुसार पनु गडठठत जसकंिराबाि मंडल
3. पूवड तट रेलव ेके मौिूिा वाल्तरुे मडं ल को िो जहस्ट्सों म ेंजवभाजित दकया िाएगा। इसका एक जहस्ट्सा मौिूिा पूवड तट
रेलवे का जहस्ट्सा होगा, िो नया रायगड़ा मडं ल होगा। वाल्तेरु मंडल का िेष जहस्ट्सा नए िजिण तट रेलवे का जहस्ट्सा होगा
और इसका नाम बिलकर जविाखपट्टणम मडं ल कर दिया िाएगा।
3.1 01.06.2026 स ेनए रायगड़ा मंडल का िेत्राजधकार जनम्नानुसार होगा:
मडं ल/ित्रे ीय रेलव ेका खडं (ित्रे ाजधकार) माग डदक.मी. स े स्ट्थानातं ठरत
नाम दकया िाना ह ै
रायगड़ा/पूवड तट रेलव े • कोरापुट-ससंगापूर रोड़ 164
• कोत्तवलसा (को छोड़कर) – दकरन्िलु (केके 442
लाइन)
मौिूिा वाल्तेरु
मंडल
• कुनेरु (को छोड़कर) – थरूे बाली (को छोड़कर) 36
• गुणुपरू (को िाजमल करके)– पारलाखेमुंडी (को 54
िाजमल करके)
कुल 696
3.2 01.06.2026 से पूवड तट रेलवे के खोरधा रोड मंडल और िजिण तट रेलवे के जविाखपट्टणम मंडल का
वतडमान िेत्राजधकार भी नीच ेजचजननत रेल खंड को स्ट्थानातं ठरत करके समायोजित दकया गया ह:ै
क्र.स.ं रेल खडं माग डदक.मी. स े को
1 पलासा – इच्छापुरम (को 53 खोरधा रोड मंडल जविाखपट्टणम मंडल
िाजमल करके)[भाग III—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
3.3 01.06.2026 से जविाखपट्टणम मडं ल का िेत्राजधकार जनम्नानुसार होगा:
मडं ल/ित्रे ीय रेलव ेका नाम खडं (ित्रे ाजधकार) माग डदक.मी.
जविाखपट्टणम/ िजिण तट रेलवे • इच्छापरु म (को िाजमल करके) – पलासा– जविाखपट्टणम - 270
िव्ु वाडा (को िाजमल करके)
• जवियनगरम (को िाजमल करके) - कुनरुे (को िाजमल करके) 102
• नौपाडा िंक्िन – पारलाखेमुंडी (को छोड़कर) 39
• बोजबबजल िंक्िन – सालरु 17
पठरधीय लाइनें िैस:े
• जसम्हाचलम नाथड- िव्ु वाडा बायपास
• वाडलापुडी - िव्ु वाडा 35
• जविाखपट्टणम – िग्गयापलेम आदि
कुल 463
4. िजिण तट रेलवे और पूवड तट रेलवे के प्रभाजवत मंडलों के बीच मंडलीय सीमाएं जनम्नानुसार होंगी:
क्र.स.ं रेल खडं मडं लीय मडं लों के बीच
सीमाएं दक.मी.
म ें
1 ससंगापूर रोड ि.ं – जवियनगरम िं. 363.385 रायगड़ा और जविाखपट्टणम
2 कोत्तवलसा िं. – दकरंडुल 3.692 रायगड़ा और जविाखपट्टणम
3 नौपाड़ा िं. – गुणुपरू 36.940 रायगड़ा और जविाखपट्टणम
4 जवियनगरम ि.ं - पलासा - इच्छापुरम 624.760 खोरधा रोड और जविाखपट्टणम
5 रायपुर – ससंगापूर रोड 327.132 रायगड़ा और संबलपुर
5. इसके अलावा, पठरचालजनक आवश्यकताओं को ध्यान म ें रखते हुए, 01.06.2026 स े केंद्र सरकार न े िजिण तट
रेलवे के गुंटूर, गतुं कल और जवियवाड़ा मंडलों और िजिण मध्य रेलवे के जसकंिराबाि मंडल के मौिूिा िेत्राजधकार को
रेलखडं ों के स्ट्थानांतरण के साथ समायोजित करने का भी जनणयड जलया ह,ै िो जनम्नानुसार ह:ै
क्र.स.ं रेल खडं माग ड मडं ल स े मडं ल को
दक.मी.
1 रायचूर (को िाजमल करके) - वाडी 108 गुंतकल जसकंिराबाि
2 जवष्णुपुरम (को िाजमल करके) -पजगजडपल्ली - 142 गुंटूर जसकंिराबाि
िानपहाड
3 कोंडापजल्ल - मोटुमारी (को छोड़कर) 46 जसकंिराबाि जवियवाड़ा4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.1]
6. उपयुडि पैरा म ें उजल्लजखत रेलखंडों के स्ट्थानांतरण के पठरणामस्ट्वरूप, िजिण तट रेलव े और िजिण मध्य रेलव े के
प्रभाजवत मंडलों के बीच मंडलीय सीमाएँ जनम्नानुसार होंगी:
क्र.स.ं रेलखडं मडं लीय सीमा मडं लों के बीच
दक.मी. म ें
1 गुंतकल - रायचूर 562.00 गतुं कल और जसकंिराबाि
2 जवियवाड़ा - खम्मम 525.00 जवियवाड़ा और जसकंिराबाि
3 नजडकुडी - बीबीनगर 138.40 गुंटूर और जसकंिराबाि
4 रायचूर - गडवाल 1.49 हिै राबाि और जसकंिराबाि *
5 कृष्णा – िेवरकद्रा 1.90 हिै राबाि और जसकंिराबाि *
*गुंतकल- हिैराबाि मडंलों के बीच मौिूिा मंडलीय सीमा को जसकंिराबाि - हिैराबाि मंडलों के बीच मंडलीय
सीमा के रूप म ेंबिला गया ह।ै
आर. मोहनरािा, सजचव
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th May, 2026
F. No. 2024/E&R/1(1)/3.— 1. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 3 of the
Railways Act, 1989 (No.24 of 1989), the Central Government hereby constitutes a new Zonal Railway namely SOUTH
COAST RAILWAY with headquarters at Visakhapatnam, out of the existing East Coast Railway and South Central
Railway zones, with effect from 01.06.2026. It is further notified for general information that Central Government
hereby constitutes a new division at RAYAGADA under East Coast Railway with effect from 01.06.2026.
2. The jurisdiction in respect of areas for new South Coast Railway and existing East Coast & South Central Railways
with effect from 01.06.2026, shall be as indicated below:
Name of the Zone / HQ Area of Jurisdiction
South Coast Railway, • Existing Guntakal, Guntur and Vijayawada divisions of South
Visakhapatnam Central Railway re-organized as per para 5
• Truncated Waltair division of East Coast Railway renamed as
Visakhapatnam division and re-organized as per para 3.3
East Coast Railway, • Existing Sambalpur division
Bhubaneswar
• Existing Khurda Road division re-organized as per para 3.2
• Rayagada division constituted as per para 3.1
South Central Railway, • Existing Hyderabad and Nanded divisions
Secunderabad
• Secunderabad division re-organized as per para 5[भाग III—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
3. Existing Waltair Division of East Coast Railway will be bifurcated in two parts. One part of it will be
part of the existing East Coast Railway as new Rayagada division and balance part of Waltair division
will be part of the new South Coast Railway to be renamed as Visakhapatnam division.
3.1 The jurisdiction in respect of the areas for new Rayagada division, with effect from 01.06.2026, shall
be as indicated below:
Name of the Sections (Area of Jurisdiction) Route To be
Division/Zone km transferred from
Rayagada/ • Koraput-Singapur Road 164
East Coast • Kottavalasa (excl.) - Kirandul (KK line) 442
Railway
• Kuneru (excl.) – Theruvali (excl.) 36 Existing Waltair
Division
• Gunupur (incl.) – Paralakhemundi (incl.) 54
Total 696
3.2 The existing jurisdiction of Khurda Road division of East Coast Railway and Visakhapatnam division
of South Coast Railway has also been adjusted with transfer of section as indicated below, with effect
from 01.06.2026:
S. Section Route km From To
No.
1 Palasa - Ichchapuram 53 Khurda Road Visakhapatnam Division
(incl.)
Division
3.3 The jurisdiction in respect of areas for Visakhapatnam division with effect from 01.06.2026, shall be
as indicated below:
Name of the Sections (Area of Jurisdiction) Route km
Division/Zone
Visakhapatnam/ • Ichchapuram(incl.)- Palasa– Visakhapatnam - Duvvada 270
South Coast (incl.)
Railway
• Vizianagaram(incl.) - Kuneru(incl.) 102
• Naupada Jn – Paralakhemundi(excl.) 39
• Bobbili Jn. – Salur 17
Peripheral lines such as:
• Simhachalam North - Duvvada bypass
• Vadalapudi - Duvvada 35
• Visakhapatnam –Jaggayapalem etc.
Total 4636 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.1]
4. The divisional boundaries between the affected divisions of South Coast Railway and East Coast
Railway will be as under:
S. Section Divisional Between divisions
No. boundary at
km
1 Singapur Road Jn – Vizianagaram Jn. 363.385 Rayagada and
Visakhapatnam
2 Kottavalasa Jn – Kirandul 3.692 Rayagada and
Visakhapatnam
3 Naupada Jn – Gunupur 36.940 Rayagada and
Visakhapatnam
4. Vizianagaram Jn- Palasa - Ichchapuram 624.760 Khurda Road and
Visakhapatnam
5. Raipur – Singapur Road 327.132 Rayagada and Sambalpur
5. Further, keeping in view operational requirements, Central Government has also decided to adjust the
jurisdictions of Guntur, Guntakal & Vijayawada divisions of South Coast Railway and Secunderabad
division of South Central Railway with transfer of sections as indicated below, with effect from
01.06.2026:
S. Section Route From To
km Division
No. Division
1 Raichur(incl.) - Wadi 108 Guntakal Secunderabad
2 Vishnupuram(incl.) -Pagidipalli - 142 Guntur Secunderabad
Janpahad
3 Kondapalli - Motumarri(excl.) 46 Secunderabad Vijayawada
6. Consequent upon the transfer of sections as mentioned in para above, the divisional boundaries
between the affected divisions of South Coast Railway and South Central Railway with effect from
01.06.2026, will be as under:
S. Section Divisional Between divisions
No boundary at km
1 Guntakal - Raichur 562.00 Guntakal and Secunderabad
2 Vijayawada - Khammam 525.00 Vijayawada and Secunderabad
3 Nadikudi-Bibinagar 138.40 Guntur and Secunderabad
4 Raichur - Gadwal 1.49 Hyderabad and Secunderabad*
5 Krishna – Devarakadara 1.90 Hyderabad and Secunderabad*
Note: *existing divisional boundary between Guntakal – Hyderabad divisions is changed as
divisional boundary between Secunderabad– Hyderabad divisions.
R. MOHANRAJA, Secy.
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