Creation of new railway zone for AP under consideration: Suresh Prabhu

VISAKHAPATNAM: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said here that creating a new Railway zone for Andhra Pradesh was under consideration.

"The proposal is under active consideration of the Union Government," said Prabhu.

He was here to speak about NDA government's achievements in the last one year.

"The people of Andhra Pradesh will hear good news soon," he said.

Andhra Pradesh falls under South-Central zone of Railways which is headquartered in Hyderabad. One of the assurances made by the Centre at the time of bifurcation was creation of new railway zone for the residual state of Andhra Pradesh.