The correct answer is: A. Visakhapatnam
The East Coast Railway (ECR) is one of the 17 railway zones of Indian Railways. It was formed on 1 April 2019 by bifurcating the South Eastern Railway. The headquarters of the ECR is located at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
The ECR covers an area of 1,23,000 sq km and has a route length of 3,934 km. It has 10 divisions, namely:
- Waltair Division
- Visakhapatnam Division
- Guntur Division
- Vijayawada Division
- Bhubaneswar Division
- Sambalpur Division
*Rourkela Division - Kharagpur Division
- Howrah Division
- Sealdah Division
The ECR has a total of 1,321 stations, of which 1,178 are operational. It has a fleet of 2,875 locomotives and 12,000 coaches. The ECR carries about 1,000 million passengers and 100 million tonnes of freight annually.
The ECR is a major economic engine for the eastern region of India. It provides employment to over 1.5 lakh people and contributes significantly to the GDP of the region. The ECR is committed to providing safe, reliable and efficient rail services to its customers.