Waltair railway division is one of the three railway divisions under under East Coast Railway zone. A section of the division will be part of the new

South Coast Railway zone South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR) has been announced as the newest railway zone of the Indian Railways and is headquartered at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The formal notification for operationalization of this Zone is yet to be issued. Jur ...

upon operationalization. The Rayagada railway division has been proposed to succeed a section of the existing Waltair division which will remain in the East Coast Railway zone upon bifurcation.

Main lines

The main lines of the division are as follows: Former_Waltair_division%27s_statewise_break-up

The main entrance of Vizianagaram Railway station

Stations and categories

The list includes the stations under the Waltair railway division and their station category. Stations closed for Passengers -

Loco sheds

The Diesel Loco Shed at

Visakhapatnam , image_alt = , image_caption = From top, left to right: Visakhapatnam aerial view, Vizag seaport, Simhachalam Temple, Aerial view of Rushikonda Beach, Beach road, Novotel Visakhapatnam, INS Kursura submarine museu ...

, is the largest diesel shed in

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...

, with a capacity to accommodate 300

Diesel Locomotives A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving wheels ...

. While, the Electric Loco Shed is currently holding 231

Electric locomotives An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor. Locomotives with on-board fuelled prime movers, such as diesel engines or gas ...

. It holds

WDM-2 The Indian locomotive class WDM-2 is a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in 1962 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) engine, ...

– 57, WDS-6 – 10, WDG -3A – 96 alongside 3 rail busses. While, the Visakhapatnam Electric Loco Shed can accommodate 297 locomotives which includes

WAG-5 The Indian locomotive class WAG-5 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1978 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), alternating current (A), goods traffic ...

– 83,

WAP-4 The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...

– 21,

WAP-7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...

- 35, WAG-6 – 9, WAG-9H – 172,

Performance and earnings

Waltair division was awarded efficiency shields in eight categories. Vizianagaram and Tilaru was awarded best major and minor clean stations. During the 2014–15 financial year, the division has recorded its highest of . It includes the majority share of from freight transport itself. The division had transported of load and passengers. The passengers earnings were During 2012–13, freight revenue earnings of Waltair railway division were . For the same period, the passenger traffic was and passenger earnings were respectively. Due to industrialization in the modern era, the division equally serves the transportation needs of the port city of

. The division serves major public sectors such as Visakhapatnam Port Trust, RINL, IOC,

BPCL Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. It operates three refineries in Bina, Kochi and Mumbai. BPCL is In ...

, HPCL etc.

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