{"id":59595,"date":"2024-04-16T01:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=59595"},"modified":"2024-04-16T01:40:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:40:02","slug":"which-of-the-following-is-the-headquarters-of-the-newly-established-railway-zone-east-coast-railways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-is-the-headquarters-of-the-newly-established-railway-zone-east-coast-railways\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following is the headquarters of the newly established railway zone &#8216;East Coast Railways&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Visakhapatnam&#8221; option2=&#8221;Kolkata&#8221; option3=&#8221;Hyderabad&#8221; option4=&#8221;Bhubaneswar&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>A. Visakhapatnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Waltair Division<\/li>\n<li>Visakhapatnam Division<\/li>\n<li>Guntur Division<\/li>\n<li>Vijayawada Division<\/li>\n<li>Bhubaneswar Division<\/li>\n<li>Sambalpur Division<br \/>\n*Rourkela Division<\/li>\n<li>Kharagpur Division<\/li>\n<li>Howrah Division<\/li>\n<li>Sealdah Division<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The ECR is a major economic engine for the eastern region of India. 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