Sandeep Mathur

Stories

India's South Coast Railway zone begins operations after 12 years

As of June 2026: First GM of the new zone; previously Principal Executive Director (Signal Modernisation), Railway Board

Indian Railways had not added a new zone since 2003. On June 1, the South Coast Railway began operations from Visakhapatnam, becoming the 18th, with 3,532 km of track and 385 stations carved out of two existing zones.

Updated Jun 1