History
The present East Coast Railway is a truncated version of the earlier East Coast Railway that was opened on 1 November 1888. The Bengal Nagpur Railway was separated from the combined East Zone on 1 August 1955 to constitute the South Eastern Railway with the administrative jurisdiction extending over six divisions: Nagpur, Bilaspur, Chakradharpur, Kharagpur, Adra and Khurda Road. The Waltair division came under its control in October, 1962.
East Coast Railway was first of the seven new zones to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India H.D. Deve Gowda on 8 August 1996. Initially, only one division, Khurda Road, was attached to this railway. The zone became fully operational with effect from 1 April 2003. This railway was carved out of the erstwhile South Eastern Railway, with three divisions — Khurda Road, Waltair, and Sambalpur.
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