Visakhapatnam, April 28 -- Union Minister for Railways, Electronics & IT and Information & Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday announced that the long-awaited South Coastal Railway Zone will become operational from June this year, marking a major boost to railway infrastructure and administration in Andhra Pradesh.

Addressing the gathering after the groundbreaking ceremony of the Google Cloud India AI Hub in Visakhapatnam, the minister said that the Gazette Notification for the creation of the new railway zone will be issued soon.

"The Gazette Notification for the South Coastal Railway Zone will be released, and June 1, 2026, has been fixed as the effective date. This is a significant step towards strengthening railway administrati...