New Railway Zone announcement very soon!

Central Government had taken a political decision in favour of creating new railway zone in Andhra Pradesh with Vishakapatnam as headquarters. The Railway Zone will have four divisions – Vijayawada, Guntur, Guntakal and some part of Waltair division. It is not yet clear how much of Waltair division will be in this new Zone.

On the other side, BJP led Central government wants to derive maximum political benefit out of this announcement. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is expected to make the announcement in AP rather than from Delhi. However BJP will be in trouble if the important parts of Waltair division is excluded from the railway zone and then it will be a mere eyewash.

Special Railway Zone with Vishakapatnam as Head Quarter is one of the prime poll promise of BJP to the truncated state. Kambhampati Haribabu, State BJP President campaigned about it viciously before the election. He managed to emerge as giant killer defeating YSR Congress Honorary President Vijayamma in Visakhapatnam Parliamentary position.