Archive · 9 Jan 2026
959 Employees Transferred for South Coast Railway Establishment
The Indian Railways is creating a new zone called the South Coast Railway (SCoR) with its headquarters in Visakhapatnam.
To make this happen, 959 employees who currently work in the South Central Railway will be moved to the new zone.
This decision was made by important railway officials to help set up the new zone quickly.
The new office will be in a building called The Deck in Siripuram, Visakhapatnam.
People are happy about this decision because it will help the new railway zone run smoothly.
The official start of the new zone will happen once the government makes an official announcement.
959 employees from South Central Railway to be transferred to South Coast Railway Zone.
Decision made by South Central Railway General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava and South Coast Railway General Manager Sandeep Mathur.
Additional staff and filling of vacant posts to be looked into for the new zone.
22 personnel from Vijayawada, Guntakal, and Guntur divisions to be temporarily transferred.
New zone office to be inaugurated at The Deck building in Siripuram, Visakhapatnam.
- Who
- 959 employees from South Central Railway, South Central Railway General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, South Coast Railway General Manager Sandeep Mathur, Principal Chief Personnel Officers Siddharth Katti and LVSS Patrudu, Chalasani Gandhi
- What
- Transfer of 959 employees to establish South Coast Railway Zone
- When
- Decision made recently, exact date not specified
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To accelerate the establishment of the new South Coast Railway Zone and provide necessary human resources
- Number of Employees Transferred
- 959
- Current Railway Zone
- South Central Railway
- New Railway Zone
- South Coast Railway
- Headquarters Location
- Visakhapatnam
- Key Decision Makers
- Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Sandeep Mathur, Siddharth Katti, LVSS Patrudu
- Temporary Personnel
- 22 from Vijayawada, Guntakal, and Guntur divisions
- Proposed Office Location
- 6th and 7th floors of The Deck building, Siripuram, Visakhapatnam