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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated seven redeveloped railway stations in Odisha under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. The upgraded stations feature modern passenger amenities, improved accessibility and Divyangjan-friendly infrastructure, aiming to strengthen regional connectivity and support economic development across the state

The government on Monday approved a Rs 270 crore project to install the indigenous Kavach automatic train protection system across 631 route kilometers of the East Coast Railway, enhancing collision avoidance and operational safety across six key regional corridors

Centre issued gazette notification establishing South Coast Railway Zone with headquarters in Visakhapatnam effective June 1, 2026 including divisions like Guntakal, Guntur, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam after reorganising SCR and ECoR fulfilling Andhra Pradesh demand since 2014

East Coast Railway has awarded a Rs 2.12 crore contract to MIC Electronics Limited for installing advanced coach and train information boards across key stations in Sambalpur Division, aiming to improve passenger information systems and enhance travel experience

The East Coast Railway will run 42 summer weekly special trains between various destinations

According to a government release it will be renamed Visakhapatnam division because Waltair name is a colonial legacy that needs to be changed 

East Coast Railway has decided to extend the weekly special trains to clear festival rush

Visakhapatnam: East Coast Railway has bagged two prestigious National Awards, i.e., Efficiency Shields in the field of Commercial and Security segments, jointly with other Zonal Railways. ECoR General Manager Manoj Sharma along with Principal Chief Commercial Manager V. R. Lenin received Commercial Efficiency Shield and received Efficiency Shield for Security along with Principal Chief Security […]

East Coast Railway has extended some special trains to clear extra rush of passengers

The East Coast Railway has decided to extend the weekly special trains from Visakhapatnama to Secunderabad, Tirupati and Bangalore

These trains have the composition of One second AC, Four Third AC, Ten Sleeper Class, Five second class sitting and Two second class sitting cum luggage/ Divyangjan coaches.

According to railway officials, the four wheels of a coach of 08169 Jharsuguda-Sambalpur MEMU Passenger Special derailed at around 6.25 pm following a cattle runover near Sarla.

According to media reports, the locomotive pilots of Rayagada Passenger and a guard of the Palasa train also died in the accident.

Biswajit Sahu, Chief Public Relations Official of East Coast Railway in Bhubaneshwar, confirmed 33 train cancellations, 24 diversions, and 11 partial cancellations in the aftermath of the accident.

East Coast Railway has decided to extend the services of Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam, and Visakhapatnam-Tirupati-Visakhapatnam weekly special trains.

Due to non-interlocking works between Bhubaneswar – Mancheswar and Haridaspur – Dhanmandal stations, certain trains have been cancelled.

East Coast Railway has decided to extend weekly special trains for the convenience of the passengers

The East Coast Railway (ECR) has decided to extend the operation of summer special weekly trains for convenient travel for passengers.

The incident is however not connected with the Indian railway system and took place on a private track laid inside the ACC Cement plant near Bargarh.

East Coast Railway has decided to extend the weekly special trains to clear summer rush of passengers