South Central Railway zone
Doubling of the Gooty-Pendekallu Line
The Ministry of Railways has recently given the nod to the doubling of the railway line between Gooty and Pendekallu stations in Andhra Pradesh. Let’s take a look at what this means and how it will impact train travel between ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Long haul freight trains ‘Trishul’ and ‘Garuda’ operated at SCR
Railways successfully operated two long haul freight trains called “Trishul” and “Garuda” for the first time in South-Central Railway (SCR). Highlights These trains are twice or multiple times longer than normal composition of freight trains. They provides an effective solution ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
International Level Crossing Awareness Day
International Level Crossing Awareness Day was observed by “South-Central Railway (SCR)” on June 10, 2021. Awareness programmes was conducted for public at level crossing gates. Highlights On the occasion, railway authorities took up operation to remove manned level crossings in ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
MoU for Doorstep Banking signed between SCR and SBI
The South Central Railways (SCR) zone of the Indian Railways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and State Bank of India(SBI) for providing doorstep banking services in 585 Railway Stations of the South Central Railway Zone. According to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
MoU between Railways and SBI for door step banking
On January 14, 2020, the South-Central Railways and SBI signed MoU to implement door step banking in 585 railway stations Highlights The MoU will enable direct pick up of cash from all the railway stations included in the MoU. Before ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Indian Railways will use Microsoft’s ‘Kaizala’ app to avail Healthcare facilities
Microsoft has unveiled ‘Kaizala’ which is an productivity app designed to enable large group communications and work management for the Indian market. Indian Railways will use this ‘Kaizala’ app which is managed by doctors from South Central Railways as a ..
Southern Coast Railway to be headquartered at Visakhapatnam
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has recently announced a new railway zone of the Indian Railways, named as Southern Coast Railway (SCoR). This new 18th railway zone of the country will be headquartered at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The new ..
New Railway Zone for Andhra Pradesh
The Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal has announced the creation of new railway zone for Andra Pradesh, Southern Coast Railway Zone to be headquartered in Visakhapatnam. Key Facts about the Southern Coast Railway Zone The Southern Coast Railway zone would ..