India’s Railway and Coal Minister Piyush Vedprakash Goyal on Wednesday (28th of Feb) announced a new railway zone for Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh.
The Visakhapatnam’s railway zone named “Southern Coast Railway”, according to Piyush Goyal.
Announcing the decision, Goyal said to media that the centre has approved creation of a new Railway Zone ‘South Coast Railway’ with headquarters at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
The decision comes four days after a BJP delegation from the state met Goyal in the national capital demanding formation of a railway zone.
The railway zone to Visakhapatnam was promised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during 2014 General Elections.
Visakhapatnam also known as Vizag is the largest city and the financial capita of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
With an approximate output of $43.5 billion, Visakhapatnam is the ninth-largest contributor to India’s overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as of 2016.
