Odisha’s Khurda Road becomes Railway’s fastest division to handle 200 MT freight traffic 

Bhubaneswar, November 25: The Khurda Road Railway Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) has achieved a remarkable operational milestone by becoming the fastest division in Indian Railways to handle 200 Million Tonnes (MT) of freight traffic during the current financial year. This landmark achievement has been accomplished in just 235 days, as on November 21, […]

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ECoR hosts three-day national Railways Bridge Championship for first time

Bhubaneswar, November 17: The three-day 47th All India Railways Bridge Championship kicked off at the Railway Indoor Stadium in Mancheswar here on Monday. This is the first time East Coast Railway (ECoR) is organising this national event on behalf of the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB). ECoR Additional General Manager B. S. K. Rajkumar inaugurated […]

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CSR inspects newly laid rail lines between Hindol Road-Meramandali in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, November 12: South Eastern Circle Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) Brijesh Kumar Mishra, conducted a detailed statutory inspection of the newly constructed third and fourth rail line between Hindol Road and Meramandali under Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway. The inspection covered a 26.826 km section, forming part of the 170 km Budhapank–Salegaon […]

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Digital Life Certificate Campaign: ECoR conducts mega camp for pensioners at Rail Sadan

Bhubaneswar, November 11: A mega camp under the Nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign 4.0 was organised on Tuesday at the Rail Sadan, the East Coast Railway Headquarters here, in association with State Bank of India (SBI). The initiative was aimed at facilitating retired employees and pensioners of East Coast Railway in submitting their Life […]

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ECoR to upgrade electrification system to 2×25 KV in Sambalpur Division

Bhubaneswar, November 10: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will upgrade the existing 1 X 25 KV Overhead Electrification (OHE) system to the advanced 2 X 25 KV system in the Singapur Road–Titlagarh section, including the Titlagarh–Badmal and Titlagarh–Muribahal triple line sections of Sambalpur Division. The project, covering 153 Route Kilometres (RKM) and 575 Track Kilometres […]

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At 23.58 MT, ECoR achieves highest ever freight loading performance in October 

Bhubaneswar, November 6: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has set a new milestone in freight operations by achieving its highest-ever loading and unloading performance, both for the month of October and for the cumulative period up to October 2025 (From April-October) in any given year. During October 2025, ECoR loaded 23.58 million tonnes (MT) of […]

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Rs 1,000 crore Track Safety Fencing Works underway in ECoR jurisdiction 

Bhubaneswar, November 6: In a significant move to enhance railway safety and to facilitate increased train speeds, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has initiated extensive safety fencing works along various railway sections across its jurisdiction. Under this ambitious safety initiative, ECoR has sanctioned Safety Fencing works covering a total of 3133 Track kilometers across its jurisdiction, […]

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Odisha: New Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal commissioned at Jajpur’s Jakhapura

Bhubaneswar, November 5: A new Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCT) has been commissioned at Jakhapura, under Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway, on October 16. This terminal, located in Jajpur district of Odisha, marks another milestone in strengthening the PM Gati Shakti – National Master Plan for integrated and seamless multimodal connectivity. The total […]

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Vigilance Observance Week: ECoR holds stakeholders’ meet on transparency in railway operations

Bhubaneswar, October 29: As part of the ongoing observance of the Vigilance Observance Week, the Vigilance Department of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Wednesday organised a stakeholders’ meeting to reinforce the importance of integrity, transparency, and collective responsibility in railway operations. The session was chaired by ECoR SDGM & Chief Vigilance Officer A.K. Chaturvedi. […]

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Cyclone Montha: ECoR opens helpdesks for passengers

Bhubaneswar, October 28: In view of the approaching Cyclone ‘Montha’ and to ensure the safety of passengers and train operations, Khurda Road Division and Waltair Division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has opened helpdesks at different places. While Khurda Road Division has opened helpdesks at Palasa, Khurda Road and Bhubaneswar stations, the Waltair Division […]

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