Hyderabad railway division

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Hyderabad railway division
Shortened form of South Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways.jpg
Kachiguda railway station, Hyderabad, India.JPG
Headquarters at Kacheguda
Overview
Headquarters Kacheguda
Reporting mark HYB
Locale Telangana, India
Dates of operation1977;47 years ago (1977)
Predecessor Southern Railway zone
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification 25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Length653 kilometres (406 mi)
Other
Website www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in

Hyderabad railway division is one of the six divisions of South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. [1] [2] The headquarters of the Division is at Secunderabad and its zonal headquarters is at Secunderabad. Even though Hyderabad has its own Division, the Hyderabad Deccan railway station itself falls under Secunderabad Railway Division. [3] Secunderabad–Manmad section also known as Kacheguda–Manmad line is an important Railway route connecting the States of Telangana and Maharashtra, most stations on this route are administered by Hyderabad Division and Nanded railway division.

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History

Hyderabad Division has carved out from Secunderabad railway division on 17 November 1976. In 2003 the Hyderabad division was further carved out to form Nanded railway division. [4] The jurisdiction of Hyderabad division covers mainly the erstwhile Nizam's State Railway, passing through Telangana state and Rayalaseema areas of Andhra Pradesh, a small section of 47.63 kilometres (29.60 mi) from Dharmabad to Mudkhed lies in Maharashtra state and a section of 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Panduranga Swamy Road to Raichur lies in Karnataka. [5]

Structure

The division covers a route of 653 kilometres (406 mi) having [6] total of 104 stations. The division is responsible for maintenance of almost all railway assets and estates in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

Routes

SectionType of trackTractionDistance
Secunderabad Jn (excl)-Mahbubnagar-Gadwal Jn-Dhone Jn(excl)(B.G.)Double & SingleElectric352.16 kilometres (218.82 mi)
Secunderabad (excl)Jn-Nizamabad Jn-Jankampet Jn-Mudkhed (excl)(B.G.)SingleElectric & Diesel272.58 kilometres (169.37 mi)
Jankampet Jn-Bodhan (B.G.)SingleElectric20 kilometres (12 mi)
Gadwal Jn- Raichur Jn(excl)(B.G.)SingleElectric57.00 kilometres (35.42 mi)
Devarakadra Jn- Krishna(B.G.)SingleDiesel66 kilometres (41 mi)
Manoharabad-GajwelSingleDiesel40 kilometres (25 mi)
Akanapet (AKE)–Medak (MEDAK) [7] SingleDiesel17.2 kilometres (10.7 mi)
Total

Under construction

Kothapalli-Manoharabad railway foundation stone being laid The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laying the Foundation Stone for Manoharabad-Kothapalli Railway Line, in Telangana.jpg
Kothapalli-Manoharabad railway foundation stone being laid

Major stations and categories

The list includes the stations under the Hyderabad division and their station category [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

CategoryNo. of stationsNames of stations
A-1
Annual earning > Rs. 50 crore
1 Kacheguda
A
Annual earning Rs. 6 to 50 crore
2 Nizamabad Jn., Kurnool
B
Annual earning Rs. 3 to 6 crore
3 Mahbubnagar, Gadwal, Basar, Kamareddy
C
Suburban stations
9 Sitafalmandi, Arts College, Jamai Osmania, Vidyanagar, Malakpet, Dabirpura, Yakutpura, Huppuguda, Falaknuma railway station
D
Annual earning Rs. 1 to 3 crore
9 Dharmabad, Jadcherla, Shadnagar, Umdanagar, Umri, Bolarum, Malkajgiri, Wanaparthi Road
E
Annual earning < 1 crore
39
F
Halt stations
41
Total104

See also

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