Rajkumar appointed first Principal Chief Engineer of South Coast Railway

B.S.K. Rajkumar, a 1989-batch officer of the Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE), has been appointed as the first Principal Chief Engineer of the newly created South Coast Railway (SCoR) headquartered in Visakhapatnam, following the gazette notification of the new railway zone.

An official release issued on Thursday said Rajkumar was earlier serving as Additional General Manager of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) in Bhubaneswar.

He is a gold medalist in Civil Engineering from Andhra University and holds a postgraduate degree in Management from IIM Mumbai.

With over 35 years of service, Rajkumar has worked across South Central Railway, North Eastern Railway, and ECoR in various capacities. He has expertise in the management of key railway assets such as tracks, bridges, and buildings.

The release added that he has extensive experience in planning, execution, and commissioning of major railway projects, including new lines as well as doubling and tripling works. He has also served as Chief Bridge Engineer and Principal Chief Engineer in ECoR.