Hyderabad, June 27 -- South Central Railway (SCR) has achieved unprecedented growth over the last three financial years-2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25-under the leadership of General Manager Arun Kumar Jain, who is set to retire this month.
His tenure marked a golden era of performance, innovation, and infrastructure expansion.
SCR's gross revenue rose from Rs 18,976 crore in 2022-23 to Rs 20,569 crore in 2024-25. Freight loading hit record levels of 144.1 million tonnes, and passenger revenue consistently crossed Rs 5,000 crore. The zone added 960 km of new lines, doubling and tripling works. Key projects included a 2.2 km rail flyover near Gudur and a rail-under-rail structure near Kazipet.
With Rs 47,050 crore in capital expenditure, S...