Visakhapatnam railway division
Railway division of India
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Visakhapatnam railway division, formerly Waltair railway division is one of the four divisions of the South Coast Railway zone (SCoR) of the Indian Railways.[1][2]
View of Visakhapatnam railway station | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Visakhapatnam |
| Reporting mark | VSKP |
| Locale | Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Dates of operation | 1893– |
| Predecessor | ECoR |
| Other | |
| Website | Official Website |
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.[3][4]
History
- In 1893, Waltair railway division was established.[5]
- 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.[6]
Main lines
The main lines of the former division were:[7]
| Section | Traction | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ichchapuram(incl.)- Palasa-Visakhapatnam - Duvvada
(incl.) |
Double, Triple & Quadruple Electric | 270 km Route |
| Vizianagaram(incl.) - Kuneru(incl.) | Triple Electric | 102 km Route |
| Simhachalam North - Duvvada bypass,
Vadalapudi - Duvvada, Visakhapatnam –Jaggayapalem etc. |
Double & Triple Electric | 35 km Route |
| Bobbili – Salur | 17 km Route | |
| Naupada Jn – Paralakhemundi(excl.) | Single Electric | 39 km Route |
| Total | 463 km Route |
Stations and categories
The list includes the stations that were under the former Waltair railway division and their station category.[8]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 Category | 1 | Visakhapatnam Junction |
| A Category | 3 | Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Palasa |
| B Category | - | - |
| C Category (Suburban station) | - | - |
| D Category | - | - |
| E Category | - | - |
| F Category (Halt Station) | - | - |
| Total | - | - |
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 ₹6,653.31 crore (US$690 million). It includes the majority share of ₹6,159.73 crore (US$640 million) from freight transport itself. The division had transported 54.86 million tonnes of load and 33.72 million passengers. The passengers earnings were ₹433.15 crore (US$45 million)[9]
During 2012–13, freight revenue earnings of Visakhapatnam railway division (then Waltair railway division) were ₹5,642 crore (US$590 million). For the same period, the passenger traffic was 32.94 million and passenger earnings were ₹312.96 crore (US$32 million) respectively.[10][11]
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, RINL, IOC, BPCL, HPCL etc.[12]
Infrastructure
Loco sheds
The Diesel Loco Shed at Visakhapatnam, is the largest diesel shed in Indian Railways, with a capacity to accommodate 300 Diesel Locomotives. While, the Electric Loco Shed is currently holding 231 Electric locomotives.
It holds WDM-2 – 57, WDS-6 – 10, WDG-3A – 96 alongside 3 rail busses.
While, the Visakhapatnam Electric Loco Shed can accommodate 297 locomotives which includes WAG-5 – 83, WAP-4 – 21, WAP-7 - 35, WAG-6 – 9, WAG-9H –172,
