Waltair railway division
Waltair railway division is headquartered at Visakhapatnam and at present is under East Coast Railway. This will be divided into two parts with one forming the new Rayagada division in ECoR and other being merged with Vijayawada division of the proposed South Coast Railway zone to be headquartered at Visakhapatnam. It was the highest revenue generator
for the current East Coast Railway zone.
Main lines
The main lines of the division are as follows:| Section | Line | Distance |
| Duvvada-Visakhapatnam-Palasa | Main Line | 213 km Route |
| Vizianagaram-Singapuram road-Therubali | R – V Line | 137 km Route |
| Kothavalasa–Kirandul line | K – K Line | 446 km Route |
| Koraput-Rayagada | K – R Line | 164 km Route |
| Kottavalasa-Simhachalam | III Line | 22 km Route |
| Bobbili – Salur | Branch Line | 18 km Route |
| Naupada-Gunupur | 90 km Route | |
| Total | 1,052 km Route |
Stations and categories
The list includes the stations under the Waltair railway division and their station category.| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
| A-1 Category | 1 | |
| A Category | 3 | Rayagada,, |
| B Category | ||
| C Category | - | - |
| D Category | - | - |
| E Category | - | - |
| F Category Halt Station | - | - |
| Total | - | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
Loco sheds
The Diesel Loco Shed at Visakhapatnam, is the largest diesel shed in Indian Railways, with a capacity to accommodate 300 Diesel Locomotives. While, the Electric Loco Shed is currently holding 231 Electric locomotives.It holds WDM-2 – 57, WDS-6 – 10, WDG-3A – 96 alongside 3 rail busses.
While, the Electric Loco Shed can accommodate 297 locomotives which includes WAG-5 – 83, WAP-4 – 21, WAG-6 – 9, WAG-9H – 151,
Performance and earnings
Waltair division was awarded efficiency shields in eight categories. Vizianagaram and Tilaru was awarded best major and minor clean stations.During the 2014–15 financial year, the division has recorded its highest of. It includes the majority share of from freight transport itself. The division had transported of load and passengers. The passengers earnings were
During 2012–13, freight revenue earnings of Waltair railway division were. For the same period, the passenger traffic was and passenger earnings were respectively. Due to industrialization in the modern era, the division equally serves the transportation needs of the port city of Visakhapatnam. The division serves major public sectors such as Visakhapatnam Port Trust, RINL, IOC, BPCL, HPCL etc.