Which city has been designated as the headquarters of the newly formed South Coast Railway (SCoR), India’s 18th railway zone, notified in May 2026?
Which city has been designated as the headquarters of the newly formed South Coast Railway (SCoR), India’s 18th railway zone, notified in May 2026?
नवगठित साउथ कोस्ट रेलवे (SCoR), जो भारत का 18वां रेलवे ज़ोन है और मई 2026 में अधिसूचित किया गया, उसका मुख्यालय किस शहर में स्थापित किया गया है?
Detailed Solution & Logic
Visakhapatnam / विशाखापत्तनम
Explanation / व्याख्या:
On 4 May 2026, the Ministry of Railways issued a Gazette notification formally constituting the South Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone with headquarters at Visakhapatnam. It will become India’s 18th railway zone and will start operations from 1 June 2026.
4 मई 2026 को रेल मंत्रालय ने राजपत्र अधिसूचना जारी कर साउथ कोस्ट रेलवे (SCoR) ज़ोन का औपचारिक गठन किया, जिसका मुख्यालय विशाखापत्तनम में होगा। यह भारत का 18वां रेलवे ज़ोन बनेगा और 1 जून 2026 से कार्य शुरू करेगा।
नवगठित South Coast Railway (SCoR), जो भारत का 18वां रेलवे ज़ोन है, उसका मुख्यालय Visakhapatnam में स्थापित किया गया है।
Extra Facts / अतिरिक्त तथ्य:
- SCoR was first announced in the Union Budget 2019.
SCoR की घोषणा पहली बार केंद्रीय बजट 2019 में की गई थी। - The new zone will become operational from 1 June 2026.
नया रेलवे ज़ोन 1 जून 2026 से कार्यरत होगा। - It includes divisions such as Vijayawada, Guntur, Guntakal, and Visakhapatnam.
इसमें विजयवाड़ा, गुंटूर, गुंतकल और विशाखापत्तनम डिवीजन शामिल हैं। - The zone was created mainly to improve railway administration in Andhra Pradesh.
यह ज़ोन मुख्यतः आंध्र प्रदेश में रेलवे प्रशासन को बेहतर बनाने के लिए बनाया गया है।
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