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“The revised Indian Railways logo incorporating 18 stars in red colour, consequent upon the creation of South Coast Railway (SCoR) as the 18th Zonal Railway, has been approved by CRB & CEO for official use across Indian Railways. The revised logo has been adopted consequent upon operationalization of South Coast Railway (SCoR) as a new Zonal Railway,” reads the statement.

On January 8, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the South Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone headquarters in Visakhapatnam. The new headquarters is being developed on 52.2 acres of land at Mudasarlova.

“The work of setting up of South Coast Railways’ Zone HQ has been sanctioned at latest estimated cost of Rs 183.58 crore. Tender for construction of zonal headquarters office building has been awarded,” Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written statement in Rajya Sabha on August 8, 2025.

The South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone will comprise Guntakal, Guntur, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam (Waltair) railway divisions covering the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

According to the notification, the existing Waltair Division of East Coast Railway will be bifurcated in two parts. One part will remain under the existing East Coast Railway and will be renamed as the new Rayagada Division, while the remaining portion of the Waltair Division will become part of the newly created South Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone and will be renamed as the Visakhapatnam Division.