Kacheguda railway station

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Kacheguda railway station

Kacheguda, Hyderabad
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Kacheguda railway station
General information
Location Hyderabad, Telangana
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Coordinates 17°23′22″N78°29′59″E / 17.38956°N 78.49976°E / 17.38956; 78.49976
Elevation543 m
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South Central Railways
Line(s)Kacheguda - Chennai Egmore Line
Platforms5 [1]
Tracks11
ConnectionsAuto stand, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure type At grade
ParkingYes
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Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeKCG
Zone(s) South Central Railway
Division(s) Hyderabad
History
Opened1916;109 years ago (1916)
Electrified2003;22 years ago (2003)
Location
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Kacheguda
Location within Hyderabad
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Kacheguda (Telangana)
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Kacheguda (India)

Kacheguda railway station [2] (station code: KCG) is one of the four Central Stations in Hyderabad City of Telangana in India. It is operated by the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station was first built during the reign of Nizam Osman Ali Khan to create wider connectivity for the state to Western cities like Mumbai through the railway junction at Wadi. [3]

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Endowed with central and side domes and accompanying minarets, this station has aspects of Gothic-style architecture. The station handles trains originating for Indore, Bhopal, Aurangabad, Tirupati, Bangalore, Mysuru, Chennai, Delhi, Nanded, Nizamabad, Mangalore, Madurai, and more. Housing many modern passenger amenities, this station now serves as the Headquarters station of the Hyderabad railway division of South Central Railway.

In addition to the new terminus building that is constructed which also houses a miniature Rail museum and branded outlets like Café Coffee Day the Zonal Railway has identified the station for development of Multi Functional Complex adjoining to the station building.

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Kacheguda railway station in 1922

The facility is getting developed on public-private partnership basis and the bidding process is over and the private concessionaire has been appointed for the project.

History

Constructed in 1916, by the Nizam of Hyderabad Asaf Jah VII, this Station was the Headquarters of the then Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway. [3]

Classification

Kacheguda railway station is classified as an A1–category station in the Hyderabad railway division. [4]

Originating express trains

Train No.Train NameDestinationDepartureRunningRoute
20703Kacheguda - Yeshwantpur

Vande Bharat Express

Bengaluru05:45Except WedKacheguda, Mahabubnagar, Kurnool City, Anantapur, Dharmavaram Jn., Yeshwantpur Jn. (Bengaluru)
12789Kacheguda - Mangalore SF ExpressMangalore06:05Tue, FriMahabubnagar, Gadwal, Kurnool City, Dhone Jn., Gooty Jn., Cuddapah, Renigunta Jn., Katpadi Jn., Jolarpettai, Salem Jn., Erode Jn., Coimbatore Jn., Palakkad, Shoranur Jn., Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasaragod
22715Kacheguda - Madurai SF ExpressMadurai Jn.06:05SatMahabubnagar, Kurnool City, Dhone Jn., Anantapur, Dharmavaram Jn., Chittor, Katpadi Jn., Jolarpettai, Salem Jn., Erode Jn., Karur, Tiruchchirapalli, Dindigul Jn.
17693Kacheguda - Raichur ExpressRaichur06:20Except SatMahabubnagar, Gadwal Jn.
17652Kacheguda - Chengalpattu ExpressChengalpattu17:00All DaysMahabubnagar, Kurnool City, Dhone Jn., Gooty Jn., Cuddapah, Renigunta Jn., Arakkonam Jn., Chennai Egmore, Tambaram
17435Kacheguda - Kurnool City ExpressKurnool City17:35All DaysMahabubnagar, Gadwal Jn.
12862Kacheguda - Visakhapatnam SF ExpressVisakhapatnam Jn.18:20All DaysKazipet Jn., Rayanapadu, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajamundry, Samalkot Jn., Anakapalle
12785Kacheguda - Mysore ExpressMysore Jn.19:05All DaysMahabubnagar, Kurnool City, Dhone Jn., Gooty Jn., Anantapur, Dharmavaram Jn., Hindupur, Yelhanka Jn., KSR Bengaluru City Jn., Kengeri., Mandya
12797Venkatadri ExpressChittor20:05All DaysMahabubnagar, Kurnool City, Dhone Jn., Gooty Jn., Cuddapah, Renigunta Jn., Tirupati
17603Kacheguda - Yelhanka ExpressYelhanka Jn.21:05All DaysMahabubnagar, Kurnool City, Dhone Jn., Guntakal Jn., Gooty Jn., Anantapur, Dharmavaram Jn., Hindupur
17252Kacheguda - Guntur ExpressGuntur Jn.21:20All DaysMahabubnagar, Gadwal Jn., Kurnool City, Dhone Jn., Nandyal, Cumbum, Narsaraopet
17625Kacheguda - Repalle ExpressRepalle22:10All DaysGhatkesar, Guntur Jn. (Via Nalgonda), Tenali Jn.

MMTS connectivity

The Kacheguda railway station connects Hyderabad City with MMTS Rail Transit, and localities like Kachiguda, Barkatpura, Chaderghat, Narayanguda, Koti and Abids are accessible from this station.

Trains

This station has four pit lines for primary maintenance of trains which are originating from here.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "65 COVID-19 Special Arrivals at Kacheguda SCR/South Central Zone - Railway Enquiry".
  2. ↑ "64 COVID-19 Special Departures from Kacheguda SCR/South Central Zone - Railway Enquiry".
  3. 1 2 "Kachiguda Railway Station: Hundred years of history and connectivity. It is believed that the name was given because of the Kachi Community which was dominant in this area".
  4. ↑ "Statement showing category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). South Central Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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