SCoR executing projects worth ₹54,479 crore, says General Manager
The South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone is currently executing infrastructure projects worth ₹54,479 crore, including new lines and multi-tracking works. The zone expects significant freight loading and revenue growth following its recent formation.
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Large-scale infrastructure investment in the railway sector is a key indicator of regional economic development and logistics capacity in India.
The South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone is executing five new line projects and 24 multi-tracking works worth about ₹54,479 crore, General Manager Sandeep Mathur said on Thursday (August 6, 2026), two months after the zone was formed.
Addressing a press conference at the SCoR headquarters here on Thursday (August 6, 2026), Mr. Mathur said the zone had been built from scratch, covering the creation of infrastructure, manpower deployment, financial arrangements and the adoption of operational rule books.
Visakhapatnam has the good of a big city without a metro's traffic, SCoR GM Sandeep Mathur said on Thursday. He put anticipated originating earnings above ₹15,500 crore and said the zone would be among the few loading more than 100 mt of freight. Video: @krdeepu18 pic.twitter.com/5nxqQaQ9km
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