Hyderabad Deccan railway station

Hyderabad

Nampally
Hyderabad; Nampally
Indian Railways and Hyderabad MMTS station
	Front view of the station
General information
Other names	Hyderabad Deccan
Location	Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana ; India
Coordinates	17°23′32.64″N78°28′3″E / 17.3924000°N 78.46750°E
Elevation	536 m (1,759 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Central Railways
Platforms	6
Tracks	22
Connections	Nampally:; Red Line ;
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	HYB
Zone(s)	South Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Secunderabad
History
Opened	1907;117 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Location
	Hyderabad Deccan Location in Hyderabad Hyderabad Deccan Location in Telangana Hyderabad Deccan Location in India
	Interactive map

Last updated March 02, 2024

Hyderabad railway station, popularly known as Hyderabad Deccan railway station or Nampally railway station, (station code: HYB^[1]) is located at Nampally, a locality in Hyderabad constructed and earlier run by the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway of the Hyderabad State.

Introduction

Hyderabad Deccan railway station is a terminus, meaning the tracks go only in one direction. The station has 6 platforms. Platform No. 4 is the main platform that is directly located at the main entrance of the station, and is the first platform that one reaches after entering the station. Platform No. 4 is meant for trains departing from Hyderabad Deccan, such as Telangana Express, Charminar Express, Chennai Express, Godavari Express (PF. No. 5). Platform numbers 1, 2 and 3 are smaller platforms, and they are located on the "side" entrance of the station. These platforms are exclusively used for operating Hyderabad Multi Modal Transport System trains and the Warangal/ Kazipet Push-Pull Service, and other slow low priority trains. Platform number 5 is used for departure of trains and Platform No. 6 is exclusively used for the arrival and receival of incoming trains.

Administration

It falls under the Secunderabad Division of South Central Railway. The station serves the city of Hyderabad by rail to and from many important towns and cities in the country.

MMTS Rail

Hyderabad Deccan railway station is a train station in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Localities like Salar Jung Museum, Charminar and Hyderguda are accessible from this station. MMTS trains run from Hyderabad Deccan to Lingampalli/Falaknuma.

Developments

The station is powered by 228 kW (306 hp) solar power plant costing ₹1.3 crore (US$160,000) funded by Persistent Foundation and EPC completed by Sunshot Technologies.^[2] It is connected to Nampally Metro Station with a covered walkway and railing.^[3]

Lines

Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System

Originating express trains


Train No.	Train Name	Destination	Departure	Running	Route
17011	Sirpur Kaghaznagar Intercity Express	Sirpur Kaghaznagar	04:50	All Days	Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Ramagundam
12723	Telangana Express	New Delhi	06:00	All Days	Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Ramagundam, Balharshah, Nagpur, Bhopal Jn., Virangana Lakshmibai, Gwalior Jn., Agra Cantt., Mathura Jn., Hazrat Nizamuddin
18046	East Coast Express	Kolkata Shalimar	08:00	All Days	Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Tuni, Visakhapatnam Jn., Vizianagaram Jn., Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar, Balasore, Kharagpur Jn., Santragachi Jn.
17647	Hyderabad Deccan - Purna Express	Purna	08:20	All Days	Begampet, Vikarabad Jn., Bidar, Latur Road, Parbhani Jn.
17021	Vasco-da-Gama Express	Vasco-da-Gama	09:15	Thu	Secunderabad Jn., Kacheguda, Mahabubnagar, Kurnool City, Guntakal Jn., Bellary Jn., Hospet Jn., Gadag Jn., Hubli Jn., Castle Rock, Madgaon
12702	Hussainsagar Express	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)	14:50	All Days	Begampet, Vikarabad Jn., Kalaburagi, Solapur Jn., Pune Jn., Kalyan Jn., Dadar
17020	Hyderabad Deccan - Jaipur Express	Jaipur	15:10	Sat	Secunderabad Jn., Nizamabad, H.S. Nanded, Parbhani Jn., Jalna, Aurangabad, Manmad Jn., Bhusaval Jn., Itarsi Jn., Bhopal Jn., Ujjain Jn., Ratlam Jn., Chittaurgarh, Ajmer
07509	Hyderabad Deccan - Tirupati Special	Tirupati	16:35	Sat	Secunderabad Jn., Kacheguda, Mahabubnagar, Kurnool City, Gooty Jn., Cuddapah, Renigunta Jn.
17320	Hyderabad Deccan - Hubli Express	Hubli Jn.	15:50	All Days	Begampet, Vikarabad Jn., Kalaburagi, Bijapur, Badami, Gadag Jn.
12604	Chennai SF Express	MGR Chennai Central	16:45	All Days	Secunderabad Jn., Nalgonda, Guntur Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sullurupeta
12728	Godavari SF Express	Visakhapatnam Jn.	17:05	All Days	Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajamundry, Samalkot Jn., Tuni, Anakapalle
12760	Charminar Express	Tambaram	18:00	All Days	Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sullurupeta, Chennai Egmore
07115	Hyderabad Deccan - Jaipur Special	Jaipur	20:25	Mon, Wed	Secunderabad Jn., Nizamabad, H.S. Nanded, Purna Jn., Akola Jn., Itarsi Jn., Bhopal Jn., Ujjain Jn., Ratlam Jn., Chittaurgarh, Ajmer
17014	Hyderabad Deccan - Hadapsar Express	Hadapsar	20:35	Mon, Thu, Sat	Begampet, Vikarabad Jn., Bidar, Latur Road, Daund Jn.
17032	Mumbai Express	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)	20:55	All Days	Begampet, Vikarabad Jn., Kalaburagi, Solapur Jn., Daund Jn., Pune Jn., Kalyan Jn., Dadar
02575	Hyderabad Deccan - Gorakhpur Special	Gorakhpur	21:05	Fri	Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi Jn., Bhopal Jn., Bina Jn., Virangana Lakshmibai, Kanpur Central, Lucknow City
17649	Hyderabad Deccan - Aurangabad Express	Aurangabad	22:45	All Days	Begampet, Vikarabad Jn., Latur Road, Parbhani Jn., Jalna
12721	Dakshin SF Express	Hazrat Nizamuddin	23:00	All Days	Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi Jn., Bhopal Jn., Virangana Lakshmibai, Gwalior Jn., Agra Cantt., Mathura Jn., Faridabad
17005	Hyderabad Deccan - Raxaul Express	Raxaul	23:10	Thu	Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Balharshah, Gondia Jn., Durg, Raupur Jn., Bilaspur Jn., Jharsuguda Jn., Rourkela, Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad Jn., Jasidih Jn., Darbhanga Jn.

Infrastructure

This station has 7 pit lines for primary maintenance of trains originating from here.

Telangana Express to New Delhi
Dakshin Express to Hazrat Nizamuddin
Godavari Express to Visakhapatnam
Charminar Express to Chennai
Hussainsagar Express to Mumbai
Hyderabad–Mumbai Express
East Coast Express to Kolkata Shalimar
Hyderabad–Sirpur Kaghaznagar Intercity Express to Sirpur Kaghaznagar
Hyderabad–Vasco da Gama Express to Vasco Da Gama
Hyderabad–Pune Express
Ajmer–Hyderabad Meenakshi Express to Jaipur { post extension to Jaipur }
Narasapur–Hyderabad Express

And few weekly Express and Passenger trains are maintained here. Some of the trains which originating from Secunderabad will come to this station for primary maintenance.

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References

↑ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
↑ M. Somasekhar (23 March 2017). "Hyderabad's Nampally railway station gets rooftop solar power plant". Business Line . Hyderabad . Retrieved 21 April 2017.
↑ "Metro rail near Nampally to have a period look".

External links

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[1] "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

[solar-2] M. Somasekhar (23 March 2017). "Hyderabad's Nampally railway station gets rooftop solar power plant". Business Line . Hyderabad . Retrieved 21 April 2017.

[3] "Metro rail near Nampally to have a period look".

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