The South Central Railway is one of the 18 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. It has three divisions under its administration, which include Secunderabad, Hyderabad and Nanded. It was re-organized in 2019 and the divisions of Vijayawada, Guntur and Guntakal railway divisions were separated to form South Coast Railway zone. Secunderabad railway station is the current headquarter and Gajanan Mallya is the present general manager of the zone.
The Nanded–Visakhapatnam Express is an Express Train service connecting the cities of Nanded, Maharashtra and Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is jointly operated by the South Central Railway and South Coast Railway zones of the Indian Railways. This is a non-daily service which runs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The train number 20811 runs from Visakhapatnam to Nanded and the train 20812 runs from Nanded to Visakhapatnam on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The Vaigai Superfast Express is a Intercity express typed super fast express train running daily between Madurai and Chennai via Tiruchirappalli operated by Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The name Vaigai Express has been always popular among not only rail users but also among rail fans of two different generations as the train has won the hearts of thousands of people who have known and experienced it from the early days. This train is fondly called as the KING OF CHORD LINE. Due to the demand for a day train between Madurai and Madras, which gradually began to increase from the 1970s, the Southern Railway decided to introduce a super fast train for the first time on the MG in Southern railway. The YDM engine numbers most of the time pulls Vaigai express in meter gauge were 6286,6287,6177,6179. This train got updated with modern LHB coaches from 30 June 2019.
The Secunderabad–Nanded Express is a passenger rail service that operates between the cities of Secunderabad in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and Nanded in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is operated by the South Central Railway region of the Indian Railways. The service lists under the Nanded division of the South Central Railway and was restarted in early 2006 after the complete conversion of the Nanded division from metre gauge to broad gauge. This is a daily service.
The East Coast Express is a daily train that runs between Hyderabad and Shalimar. Earlier this train's terminating station was Howrah. This train numbered 18045/46 takes 30 hours to cover the distance of 1592 km due to a lot of stops on the way.
The 12295 / 12296 Sanghamitra Superfast Express is a Express train that runs daily between the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal in Bengaluru, Karnataka and Danapur railway station in Patna, Bihar. This is the one and only daily train from Patna which connects Patna with Chennai and Bengaluru. It initially ran between Chennai Central to Patna, but in 2001 it was extended to Yeswanthpur in Karnataka and ran between Yeswantpur to Patna via Chennai Central. It marks as the longest-running daily train of the South Western Railway Division. This train takes a total of 43 hours and 45 minutes to cover the 2681 km distance. Trains numbered 12295UP and 12296DN belong to the Superfast category of Indian Railways.
The Ernakulam–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Duronto Express is a bi-weekly nonstop Duronto Express train between Kochi and Mumbai, running through the scenic Konkan Railway route. It is considered to be the 2nd fastest option for train connectivity between Kochi and Mumbai.
The 12025 / 12026 Pune – Secunderabad Shatabdi Express is a train operated by the Central Railway which is running between Pune Junction in Maharashtra and Secunderabad in Telangana. The train commenced service on 13 November 2011. The train runs at an average speed of 70.58 km/h and is the fastest diesel hauled shatabdi train on IR and also the fastest train connecting these two cities. The train travels from Pune Junction to Secunderabad in 8 hours and 30 mins as 12025 Shatabdi Express (70.23 km/hr) & 8 hours 25 mins as 12026 Shatabdi Express.
The 12805 / 12806 Janmabhoomi Express is an InterCity service of Indian Railways that travels from Lingampalli to Visakhapatnam. It was first introduced between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada Jn. It was later extended up to Tenali Jn and then the Nagarjuna Express was cancelled and thus made the Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Janmabhoomi Express via Tenali Junction, and now it is extended from Secunderabad Junction to Lingampalli. It is an express service that travels in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The train travels at an average speed of 55 km/h and uses a WDP4D of Gooty from Lingampalli to Tenali Jn then switches to a WAP4 of Erode from Tenali Jn to Vishakapatnam Jn. It is classified as a Express in the Indian Railways classification list.
Dibrugarh–Kolkata Express is a weekly Superfast train that connects Dibrugarh, known as the "Tea City of India", in eastern Assam and Kolkata, West Bengal. The train runs between Dibrugarh station of N F Railway and Kolkata station of Eastern Railway. It is named after the Dihing River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra river and an important river of the Dibrugarh district in Assam. This train was announced in the Railway Budget 2012/2013. The inaugural run took place on 4 September 2012, from Dibrugarh. The train numbered as 12525/12526; 12526 covers a distance of 1356 km in 24 hours and 50 mins with an average speed of 54 km/hr from Dibrugarh to Kolkata, and on its return journey 12525 covers the distance in 24 hours and 50 mins with an average speed of 54 km/hr.
The Akola–Kacheguda Intercity Express is an Express train of South Central Railway zone, which runs between the cities of Akola, the major industrial & agricultural city of Maharashtra and Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana, India. The train primarily runs on Secunderabad–Manmad section.
The 11003 / 11004 Tutari Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways – Central Railway zone that runs between Mumbai and Sawantwadi in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra in India. It operates as train number 11003 from Dadar Terminus to Sawantwadi Road and as train number 11004 in the reverse direction.
The Tatanagar - Jammu Tawi Express / Muri Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Tatanagar Junction & Jammu Tawi in India.
The 12583 / 12584 Lucknow Jn.–Anand Vihar Terminal AC Double Decker Express is an Indian Railways train running between Lucknow Junction and Anand Vihar Terminal. It is the ninth double decker train in India and is the first such service for the state of Uttar Pradesh. The train operates four days a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays from both ends. After Lucknow Mail, Lucknow–New Delhi AC Superfast Express, Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express and Gomti Express, it is the fifth dedicated train service between the national capital and the state capital of Uttar Pradesh. The other train service is by IRCTC by the name of Lucknow - New Delhi Tejas Express.
The Simhadri Express is an Express train in India which runs between Guntur and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. This train is named after the god, Simhadri appanna in simhachalam of Andhra Pradesh. The Vijayawada division of the South Coast Railway division of the Indian Railways administers this train.
The 17233 / 17234 Bhagyanagar Express is an oldest Express train in India which runs between Secunderabad Junction in Telangana and Balharshah Junction in Maharashtra. This train was fast passenger from Ballarshah to Kazipet then runs as express till Secunderabad junction. It was introduced on November 1, 1970.The Vijayawada railway division of the South Central Railway division of the Indian Railways administers this train.
The Hyderabad Superfast Express is a Superfast Express in India which runs between Hyderabad and Chennai Central. It was introduced on 1 April 1965. This train is named after the Hyderabad city. The Southern Railway (SR) of the Indian Railways administers this train & the train shares its rakes with 22649/22650 Yercaud Express.
Gorakhpur Mumbai Antyodaya Express is a weekly train which runs as train number 12597 from Gorakhpur Junction to Mumbai CSMT and as train number 12598 from Mumbai CSMT to Gorakhpur Junction. This train is operated by North Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It runs at an average speed of 60 km/h in both directions, covering in 27 hours.
The Howrah - SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru in India. It is currently being operated with 12863/12864 train numbers on a daily basis.
Alipurduar – Secunderabad Express is an Indian Railways express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway, connecting Alipurduar Junction in West Bengal and Secunderabad in Hyderabad, Telangana. It currently operates on a once-weekly basis, with train numbers 05479 and 05480. The train passes through West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. The train starts from Alipurduar Junction at 22:30 on Friday and reaches Secunderabad at 16:15 on Sunday. During its journey the train travels through cities including Alipurduar, Siliguri, Malda, Kolkata, Kharagpur, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Guntur and Hyderabad.
