+
South Coast Railway Begins Rs 544.79 bn Project Drive
ECONOMY & POLICY

South Coast Railway Begins Rs 544.79 bn Project Drive

The newly formed South Coast Railway (SCoR) has advanced Rs 544.79 billion (bn) of new line and multi?tracking projects in its first two months as it establishes a zone focused on safety, capacity augmentation and passenger services. General Manager Sandeep Mathur said at a press conference in Visakhapatnam that the zone, which became operational on June one, has prioritised safety and rapid project mobilisation. He said administrative and operational systems were set up from scratch to manage infrastructure and budgets.

SCoR is executing five new railway line projects and 24 multi?tracking works under the Rs 544.79 bn programme, while projects worth a further Rs 708.65 bn are in the pipeline. The zone has taken up construction of more than 300 road over bridges and road under bridges to improve safety and connectivity. Officials inspected nearly 1,700 route km and 3,000 track km during the initial period to assess needs.

The zone comprises four divisions and oversees seven loco sheds, three workshops, seven coaching depots, four freight depots and four major ports across 3,532 route km and 6,455 track km. Major sanctioned schemes include the Rs three bn Visakhapatnam yard remodelling with six additional lines and six new platforms, the Rs 12.05 bn Guntakal?Ballari quadrupling project and other yard remodelling and signalling upgrades. Rs 200 million (mn) has been allocated for crowd?management at Tirupati.

Passenger services include redevelopment of three Amrit Bharat stations and work at 70 more stations; the zone ran 76 special trains carrying nearly 86,000 passengers and attached 408 additional coaches. SCoR recorded Rs 6,710 mn in originating passenger revenue and handled 29.4 mn originating passengers, with total originating earnings of Rs 24.93 bn and passenger traffic growth of three per cent. The Railway Protection Force detected 28 NDPS cases and seized narcotics worth Rs 23.7 mn, action was taken against 5,152 offenders and senior officials were present for the rollout.

The newly formed South Coast Railway (SCoR) has advanced Rs 544.79 billion (bn) of new line and multi?tracking projects in its first two months as it establishes a zone focused on safety, capacity augmentation and passenger services. General Manager Sandeep Mathur said at a press conference in Visakhapatnam that the zone, which became operational on June one, has prioritised safety and rapid project mobilisation. He said administrative and operational systems were set up from scratch to manage infrastructure and budgets. SCoR is executing five new railway line projects and 24 multi?tracking works under the Rs 544.79 bn programme, while projects worth a further Rs 708.65 bn are in the pipeline. The zone has taken up construction of more than 300 road over bridges and road under bridges to improve safety and connectivity. Officials inspected nearly 1,700 route km and 3,000 track km during the initial period to assess needs. The zone comprises four divisions and oversees seven loco sheds, three workshops, seven coaching depots, four freight depots and four major ports across 3,532 route km and 6,455 track km. Major sanctioned schemes include the Rs three bn Visakhapatnam yard remodelling with six additional lines and six new platforms, the Rs 12.05 bn Guntakal?Ballari quadrupling project and other yard remodelling and signalling upgrades. Rs 200 million (mn) has been allocated for crowd?management at Tirupati. Passenger services include redevelopment of three Amrit Bharat stations and work at 70 more stations; the zone ran 76 special trains carrying nearly 86,000 passengers and attached 408 additional coaches. SCoR recorded Rs 6,710 mn in originating passenger revenue and handled 29.4 mn originating passengers, with total originating earnings of Rs 24.93 bn and passenger traffic growth of three per cent. The Railway Protection Force detected 28 NDPS cases and seized narcotics worth Rs 23.7 mn, action was taken against 5,152 offenders and senior officials were present for the rollout.

Related Stories

Gold Stories

Next Story
Technology

UniSteps Launches BcStep for Construction Industry

UniSteps Consulting has launched BcStep, a Business Operating Network (BON) designed to bring project information, communication, tasks and workflows onto a single digital platform for the construction industry.The platform is aimed at connecting developers, architects, consultants, project management consultants, contractors, suppliers and internal teams. BcStep integrates enterprise resource planning (ERP), human resource management (HRM), chat, email and task management within one ecosystem.The company said the platform is designed to reduce time spent searching across multiple systems, man..

Next Story
Technology

Onward Technologies Renews Rs. 444.6 mn Digital Services Contract

Onward Technologies has renewed a multi-year Managed Digital Services contract, with an expanded scope valued at Rs. 444.6 mn over the contract tenure. The engagement is with one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction and mining equipment and will run from August 2026 to August 2029, according to a regulatory filing dated September 21, 2026. The renewed contract represents a 72 per cent increase in value compared with the previous agreement. The expansion reflects the customer’s continued confidence in Onward Technologies’ delivery capabilities, digital engineering expertis..

Next Story
Real Estate

Ashiana Housing to Invest Rs. 10 bn in FY27 Land Acquisition

Ashiana Housing plans to invest around Rs. 10 bn in land acquisition during FY27 as it expands its housing and senior living businesses across major markets. The company has sufficient cash to fund the investment, managing director Vishal Gupta said in comments to PTI. The real estate developer is seeking land for regular group housing and senior living projects in Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. Acquisitions will be made through outright purchases as well as joint development arrangements with landowners. The company expects sales bookings in FY27 to remain broadly similar t..

Advertisement

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Get daily newsletters around different themes from Construction world.

STAY CONNECTED

Advertisement

SPECIAL OFFER
QR Code