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The present East Coast Railway is a truncated version of the earlier East Coast Railway that was opened on 1st November 1888. The Bengal Nagpur Railway was separated from the combined East Zone on 01 August 1955 to constitute the South Eastern Railway with the administrative jurisdiction extending over six divisions namely, Nagpur, Bilaspur, Chakradharpur, Kharagpur, Adra and Khurda Road. The Waltair division came under its control in October, 1962. the geographical jurisdiction of East Coast Railway extends over three states encompassing almost all parts of Orissa with parts of Srikakulam also there.
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The other states where the railway zone extends include parts of Vizainagaram and Visakhapatnam districts of North Eastern Andhra Pradesh, and Bastar and Dantewada districts of Chhatisgarh State. These regions with a long coastal line are rich in mineral and other natural resources, and are on the threshold of an industrial upsurge. The zonal headquarter of East Coast Railway is at Bhubaneswar in Orissa. There is a huge transport demand in this region and the East Coast Railway is poised to take the lead role in meeting this demand.
The inauguration of East Coast Railway was done by the then Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Sri H.H. Devegowda on 08.08.1996. It was the first out of the seven new zones to be inaugurated by him. Initially, only one division namely Khurda Road was attached to this railway. Subsequently, however, when the zone became fully operational with this railway was carved out of the erstwhile South Eastern Railway, comprising of three divisions viz. Khurda Road, Waltair, & Sambalpur. Long after the Bengal Nagpur Railway (B.N.R) was separated from the combined East Zone to constitute the South Eastern Railway with the administrative jurisdiction extending over six divisions namely, Nagpur, Bilaspur, Chakradharpur, Kharagpur, Adra, Khurda Road.
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