Subba Rao takes charge as General Manager, Southern Railway
U. Subba Rao has been appointed as the new General Manager of Southern Railway, succeeding R.N. Singh. Rao brings extensive experience from his previous roles, including his tenure at the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai.
Why it matters
Leadership changes in major public infrastructure sectors like Indian Railways impact operational efficiency and policy implementation.
U. Subba Rao took charge as the General Manager of Southern Railway on August 1 in Chennai. He succeeds R.N. Singh, who superannuated on July 31.
Prior to this assignment, Mr. Rao was the General Manager of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai.
An officer of the 1987 batch of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME), Mr. Rao has held key leadership positions across various zonal railways and production units, according to Southern Railway.
Prior to his tenure as GM, ICF, he served as Additional GM and Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer of South Western Railway in Hubballi, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Salem division in Southern Railway, Chief Mechanical Engineer (Planning) of South Central Railway at Secunderabad, Chief Workshop Manager at the Coaching Workshop in Mysuru (SWR), and Chief Workshop Engineer at the Rail Wheel Factory, Bengaluru.
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