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To boost the passenger infrastructure and operational efficiency, Indian Railways has approved the remodelling of the Visakhapatnam Coaching Yard of South Coast Railway at a cost of ₹299 crore. The project aims to significantly enhance the station’s handling capacity, improve punctuality and provide modern passenger amenities at one of the busiest railway terminals in the country.
The sanctioned project includes comprehensive remodelling of the Visakhapatnam Coaching Yard through construction of additional lines and platforms along with Electronic Interlocking (EI).
Visakhapatnam Railway Station is a major coaching terminal handling nearly 80,000 passengers every day with an average of 113 trains daily. Owing to the existing yard layout, terminating and through trains are required to negotiate surface crossings, leading to detention at approach signals, reduced platform availability and operational constraints.
The yard remodelling will minimise the impact of these surface crossings, reduce detention time, improve platform occupancy and enable handling of additional trains.
The project will help in reducing congestion within the coaching yard, increasing platform availability and facilitating smoother movement of trains. The additional infrastructure will enable Visakhapatnam station to handle growing passenger demand while improving punctuality and reducing detention of trains.
