Breaking the past year’s record in revenue earning, the Waltair Division of East Coast Railway performed exceedingly well by earning ₹9,294 crores in the 2022-23 financial year. This was 9.36% higher than the revenue earned the previous year and surpassed the target set by the Railway board. 

Interacting with the media persons during the press meet organized by the Waltair Division here on Tuesday, Divisional Railway Manager Anup Satpathy said, “Even after facing a lot of odds, we were able to display best-ever performance in loading, passenger traffic, and revenue, energy conservation, safety, catering, ticket checking, non-fare revenue, sundry earnings, and other areas. All this and more could not have been possible, without the hard work and dedication of our staff and officers in the line of duty”

Apart from running more than 400 special trains during the year, the Waltair division also provided passengers with amenities like lifts and escalators in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, and Rayagada. New initiatives like pre-paid ac waiting lounges, One station One product stall EV charging points are being set up in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, and Duvvada. 

Putting speculation to rest, Mr. Anup Satpathy confirmed that the Head Quarters of the South Coast Railway Zone will establish at Wireless Colony. Towards this end, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav along with the Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board visited the proposed site.

The Blueprint for the construction of a world-class office complex is under preparation. Also, it is learnt that the architect for the zonal office has also been finalized. The appointment of the architect is seen as one step closer to the railway zone functioning. Construction of the zonal office will commence once the designs are completed by the architect.