Routes, districts and passenger advantages defined
Indian Railways’ New Rayagada Division: Indian Railways’ Rayagada Division will grow to be operational from June 1. The muse stone for its headquarters was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 6, 2025. The brand new division is anticipated to function a key hub for rail connectivity and infrastructure improvement in South Odisha and adjoining areas.
The Rayagada railway division will fall below East Coast Railway (ECoR) zone. In response to Deepak Rout, Chief Public Relations Officer, ECoR, the brand new rail division is anticipated to additional strengthen railway operations, enhance mission monitoring, improve infrastructure planning and speed up execution of improvement initiatives throughout the area.
“With a devoted Divisional Railway Supervisor (DRM) stationed at Rayagada, coordination with State Authorities companies, district administrations, industries and native communities is anticipated to grow to be quicker and simpler,” the CPRO stated.
Rayagada Railway Division Gazette Notification
In a gazette notification issued on Could 4, 2026, the Ministry of Railways stated: “It’s additional notified for normal info that Central Authorities hereby constitutes a brand new division at RAYAGADA below East Coast Railway with impact from 01.06.2026.”
In response to the notification, the prevailing Waltair Division of East Coast Railway can be bifurcated in two components. One half will stay below the prevailing East Coast Railway and can be renamed as the brand new Rayagada Division, whereas the remaining portion of the Waltair Division will grow to be a part of the newly created South Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone and can be renamed because the Visakhapatnam Division.
Rayagada Railway Division Jurisdiction: Routes
In response to the gazette notification, the newly created Rayagada Railway Division can have jurisdiction over a complete of 696 Route kilometres (RKm). The division will comprise 4 sections: the 164-km Koraput-Singapur Highway part, the 442-km Kottavalasa (excluding)-Kirandul (KK Line) part, the 36-km Kuneru (excluding)-Theruvali (excluding) part, and the 54-km Gunupur (together with)-Paralakhemundi (together with) part.
New Rayagada Division: Space of Jurisdiction
East Coast Railway | w.e.f. 01 June 2026
696 km Complete route size
4 Sections below jurisdiction
01 Jun 2026 Efficient date
Transferred from All sections transferred from the Present Waltair Division
Part-wise Route Breakdown
Koraput – Singapore Highway
164 km
Kottavalasa (excl.) – Kirandul (KK Line)
442 km
Kuneru (excl.) – Theruvali (excl.)
36 km
Gunupur (incl.) – Paralakhemundi (incl.)
54 km
Complete Route Size
696 km
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Rayagada Railway Division Newest Information
In response to ECoR, the essential infrastructure required for graduation of operations has already been put in place, whereas improvement of the divisional headquarters, workplace buildings and workers services is progressing in a phased method. The division can be headed by a DRM and supported by round 40 officers and practically 600 railway staff.
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“The institution of the divisional headquarters is anticipated to offer a major enhance to the native economic system via elevated demand for housing, transportation, schooling, healthcare and industrial providers, creating new alternatives for native companies and entrepreneurs,” it stated.
Rayagada Railway Division Map (Picture ECoR)
Rayagada Railway Division Space: What it means for passengers, practice connectivity
The brand new Rayagada Railway Division is anticipated to considerably improve practice connectivity and strengthen freight infrastructure within the area. The division will serve six districts of Odisha: Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Gajapati and Kandhamal. A complete of 68 railway stations can be there.
The brand new division can be more likely to generate employment alternatives, appeal to investments in logistics and warehousing, enhance industrial and industrial actions throughout southern Odisha.
It additional stated that the newly created Rayagada Railway Division is anticipated to hurry up the execution and monitoring of railway infrastructure initiatives within the area. The division will oversee initiatives spanning practically 1360 km, with an estimated funding of round Rs 20,020 crore.
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Main Initiatives in Rayagada Railway Division
East Coast Railway | New traces and capability enhancement works
6 Main initiatives
620+ km Mixed route size
5 New + 1 New traces + doubling
Undertaking-wise Breakdown
Observe: Capability enhancement works on the KK Line and different operational enchancment initiatives are additionally anticipated to achieve momentum below the brand new divisional setup.
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Rayagada Railway Division: Enhance to freight infrastructure
The Rayagada Railway Division can be anticipated to emerge as a significant freight hub within the area. “Iron ore from the Kirandul–Bacheli mining belt will proceed to dominate freight visitors, whereas motion of alumina, bauxite, metal merchandise, slag, fly ash and different industrial commodities is anticipated to extend steadily.
The division is projected to deal with greater than 40 million tonnes of freight yearly, underlining its rising significance as a logistics and freight hub. Improved connectivity can be anticipated to help elevated motion of foodgrains and important commodities to tribal and distant areas,” the ECoR stated.
Rayagada Railway Division: Growth of GatiShakti Cargo Terminals
The zonal railway stated that GatiShakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) can be developed at Singaram, Tikiri, Bhansi, Mallividu and Bheja. It added that these services will strengthen rail-based logistics for mining, aluminium, metal and different core industries.
“The proposed Bhansi and Mallividu terminals are anticipated to deal with round 7 MTPA and 5 MTPA respectively. Extra freight services, together with industrial sidings and bulk cargo infrastructure, will additional improve logistics effectivity and industrial connectivity. The division can be anticipated to unlock freight potential from agricultural produce and forest merchandise throughout the area,” it acknowledged.
