Mahabubnagar–Munirabad railway line

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Mahabubnagar-Munirabad section
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Mahabubnagar-Munirabad route details
Overview
StatusUnder construction
Owner Indian Railways
Locale Telangana
Karnataka
Termini
Website scr.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
Services Guntakal-Vasco da Gama section
Operator(s) South Central Railway zone
South Western Railway Zone
History
Commenced1997
Opened2025;2 years' time (2025) (est.)
Technical
Line length274 km (170 mi)
Track gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification Ongoing
Operating speed130 km/h
Route map
Mahabubnagar-Munirabad railway line Mahabubnagar-Munirabad railway line highlighted in red

Contents

on Secunderabad–Dhone section
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Mahabubnagar
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Manyamkonda
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Kotakadra
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Devarkadra
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Marikal
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Jaklair
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Makhtal
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Dasar Doddi
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Maganoor
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Kunsi
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Krishna Junction
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Solapur-Guntakal Section toward Solapur
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Yadalapur
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Chiksugur
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Yermaras
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Raichur Junction
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Solapur-Guntakal Section toward Guntakal
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Kallur
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Nirmanvi
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Manvi
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Hirekotangal
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Jawalgeri
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Sindhanur
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Gorebal
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Karatagi
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Siddapur Grama
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Sriramanagar Grama
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Gangavathi
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Chikkabenakal
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Jabbalgudda
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Budhagumpa
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Gingera Junction
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Hitnal
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Munirabad

The Mahabubnagar-Munirabad section is an under construction railway section project of the Indian Railways. [1] The section falls under the administration of Guntakal of South Central Railway zone and Hubli Railway Division of South Western Railway Zone. This serves as the shortest route to Hyderabad-Hubballi and Hyderabad-Goa routes.

About the line

The project was initially sanctioned in the year 1997 when H. D. Deve Gowda was the Prime Minister of India. The 274 km long Mahabubnagar to Munirabad new line project was sanctioned with a latest estimated cost of Rs 3,543 crores. This new line project has five sections: Mahabubnagar - Devarkadra, Devarkadra – Krishna Jn, Krishna Jn - Raichur Jn, Raichur Jn - Ginigera Jn and Ginigera Jn - Munirabad.

The new line project will help in expanding the rail network between Hyderabad and the mining belt of Karnataka. Several materials such as iron ore, cement, steel, and many others can now be transported through this alternate route. [2]

The South Central Railway zone of the line is completed now. The Devarkadre - Jaklair part was completed in 2017, Maganoor - Krishna Jn portion of the line was complerted on 9 February 2023. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the course of his visit to Telangana, dedicated the Krishna - Maganoor - Jaklair section to the nation on 1 October 2023. [3] [4]

In late 2023, it was announced the section between Devarkadra and Krishna will be fully electrified. [5] [6]

In the portion of the line that is with South Western Railway zone, the Ginigera - Gangavathi section was opened in March 2019. [7] The line was extended till Kartagi on November 2021. The works on the only missing link of the line that is between Kartagi and Raichur is in progress and is scheduled to complete by 2024. [8]

Stations

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References

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