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{{Short description|Railway line in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width =
| name = Secunderabad–Manmad Line
| color = 800000
| logo =
| logo_width =
| image = Ajanta Express.jpg
| image_width =
| caption = Ajanta Express, daily train between Secunderabad–Manmad
| type =
| event1label = Electrification
| event1 = Yes
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Telangana]], [[Maharashtra]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Secunderabad Junction}}
| end = [[Manmad railway station|Manmad Junction]]
| stations = 85 (approx)
| routes =
| open = {{start date and age|1905||}}<ref name=tourism>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dig-AwAAQBAJ&q=Secunderabad+to+Manmad+1905&pg=PA125| via=Google Books| title=Tourism in India| page=123| editor1-first=K. Vijaya| editor1-last=Babu| editor2-first=Jayaprakashnarayana| editor2-last=Gade| publisher=Zenon Academic Publishing| year=2014| isbn=978-81-926819-7-9}}</ref>
| close =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Central Railway zone|South Central Railway]]
| character =
| depot =
| stock =
| linelength =
| tracklength = {{convert|621|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}

| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| minradius =
| racksystem =
| electrification = Yes
| speed = up to {{convert|100|km/h|abbr=on}}
| elevation =
| website =
| map = [[File:Ajanta Express Route map.jpg|250px]]{{Secunderabad–Manmad line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Secunderabad–Manmad''' is an important railway line connecting the states of [[Telangana]] and [[Maharashtra]]. It is administered by [[South Central Railway]] and was formerly known as ''Hyderabad–Manmad railway line'' (built by [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway|NGSR]]) and ''Godavari Valley railway'' for some period.<ref name="line">{{cite news|title=Kacheguda station scripts 100 years of history|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-06-03/Kacheguda-station-scripts-100-years-of-history/232405|access-date=29 October 2016|work=The Hans India|date=3 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="map">{{cite web|title=Hyderabad Division System Map|url=http://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,355|website=South Central Railway zone|access-date=29 October 2016}}</ref> {{As of|2016|lc=y}}, this line is single broad gauged, and electrification is under progress.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Manmad-Express-to-have-Addl-Coach/2013/12/15/article1946507.ece| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216093706/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Manmad-Express-to-have-Addl-Coach/2013/12/15/article1946507.ece| url-status=dead| archive-date=16 December 2013| title=Manmad Express to have Addl Coach| website=The New Indian Express| date=15 December 2013| agency=Express News service}}</ref> In March 2023, South Central Railway announced the electrification of an additional 75 km on the line (Nizamabad-Kamareddy and Jankampet-Basar)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/hyderabad-75-km-route-electrified-by-scr-788395 | title=Hyderabad: 75 km route electrified by SCR | date=18 March 2023 }}</ref>

The line starts at {{stnlnk|Secunderabad Junction}} and ends at {{stnlnk|Manmad Junction}} and has around 85 railway stations between them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/search/secunderabad-sc-to-manmad-mmr/835/0/152|title=SC / Secunderabad to MMR / Manmad – 12 Trains – India Rail Info – A Busy Junction for Travellers & Rail Enthusiasts|work=India Rail Info}}</ref> The major stations on the route are Secunderabad, [[Kamareddy]], [[Nizamabad railway station|Nizamabad]], [[Basar, Telangana|Basar]], [[Mudkhed]], [[Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station|Nanded]], [[Purna]], [[Parbhani]], [[Sailu|Selu]], [[Partur]], [[Jalna railway station|Jalna]], [[Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar railway station|Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar]], [[Nagarsol]] and Manmad.

== History ==
The [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] ruled over the [[Deccan]] region from the 18th century and under his reign, the railway line between [[Secunderabad]] and [[Manmad]] was constructed in 1905 by the [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]].<ref name=tourism /> The Secunderabad-Mudkhed portion of the line was approved for doubling in 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/telangana/2023/Aug/17/mudkhed-dhone-line-doubling-to-open-a-world-of-possibilities-2605977.html | title=Mudkhed-Dhone line doubling to open a world of possibilities - the New Indian Express }}</ref>

== Operations ==
The maximum and average operational speed of an express train from Secunderabad Jn. to Manmad Jn.<ref name=details>{{cite web| url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1449292856966-WEB%20DETAILS%20-NOV-15.pdf| title=Division Details| date=November 2015| website=South Central Railways}}</ref><ref name=operating>{{cite web| url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1415077861429-Optg.pdf| title=Operating Details| website=South Central Railways}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | From
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | To
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Distance in km
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Avg speed km/h
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Max speed km/h
|-
| valign="top" |Secunderabad
| valign="top" |Nizamabad
| valign="top" |161
| valign="top" |70
| valign="top" |110<ref name=details />
|-
| valign="top" |Nizamabad
| valign="top" |Parbhani Jn
| valign="top" |170
| valign="top" |70
| valign="top" |110
|-
| valign="top" |Parbhani Jn
| valign="top" |Manmad
| valign="top" |291
| valign="top" |60
| valign="top" |100<ref name=operating />
|}

== Intermediate branch lines ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Branch !! Length
|-
| [[Nizamabad–Peddapalli section|Nizamabad–Peddapalli]] || {{convert|177|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Jankampet Junction railway station|Jankampet]]–[[Bodhan]] || {{convert|20|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Mudkhed railway station|Mudkhed]]–[[Majri Junction railway station|Majri]] || {{convert|263|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Purna-Akola line|Purna-Akola]] || {{convert|208|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Parbhani-Parli Vaijnath line|Parbhani-Parli Vaijnath]] || {{convert|64|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|[[Kothapalli–Manoharabad line|Kothapalli-Manoharabad]]
|151 km (94 mi)
|}

== Passing trains ==
Some of the trains that pass from this line are
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train number
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train name
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Origin
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Destination
|-
| valign="top" |17063/64
| valign="top" |[[Ajanta Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Kacheguda railway station|Kacheguda]]
| valign="top" |[[Manmad railway station|Manmad]]
|-
| valign="top" |17205/06
| valign="top" |[[Sainagar Shirdi–Kakinada Port Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Kakinada Town railway station|Kakinada City]]
| valign="top" |[[Sainagar Shirdi railway station|Shirdi]]
|-
| valign="top" |17405/06
| valign="top" |[[Krishna Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Tirupati railway station|Tirupathi]]
| valign="top" |[[Adilabad]]
|-
| valign="top" |17617/18
| valign="top" |[[Tapovan Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Mumbai CST railway station|Mumbai CST]]
| valign="top" |[[Hazur Sahib Nanded]]

|-
| valign="top" |17057/58
| valign="top" |[[Devagiri Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Lingampalli railway station|Lingampalli]]
| valign="top" |[[Mumbai CST]]
|-
| valign="top" |17639/40
| valign="top" |Intercity Express
| valign="top" |Kachiguda
| valign="top" |[[Narkhed]]
|-
| valign="top" |17613/14
| valign="top" |[[Panvel-Hazur Sahib Nanded Express]] via Latur and Pune
| valign="top" |[[Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station|Nanded]]
| valign="top" |[[Panvel railway station|Panvel]]
|-
| valign="top" |57689
| valign="top" |[[Nizamabad–Kacheguda DEMU]]
| valign="top" |Nizamabad
| valign="top" |[[Kacheguda railway station|Kacheguda]]
|-
| valign="top" |51422/21
| valign="top" |Nizamabad–Pune Passenger
| valign="top" |Nizamabad
| valign="top" |{{rws|Pune Junction||Pune}}

|-
| valign="top" |57557
| valign="top" |Nizamabad–Nanded Passenger
| valign="top" |Nizamabad
| valign="top" |[[Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station|Nanded]]
|-
| valign="top" |51433
| valign="top" |Nizamabad–Pandharpur Passenger
| valign="top" |Nizamabad
| valign="top" |[[Pandharpur]]

|-
| valign="top" |57687
| valign="top" |Nizamabad–Kacheguda DEMU
| valign="top" |Nizamabad
| valign="top" |Kacheguda
|-

| valign="top" |12787/88
| valign="top" |Nagarsol–Narsapur Superfast Express
| valign="top" |[[Nagarsol railway station|Nagarsol]]
| valign="top" |[[Narsapur, Medak|Narsapur]] (via [[Warangal railway station|Warangal]])
|-
| valign="top" |57474
| valign="top" |Bodhan–Kacheguda Passenger
| valign="top" |Bodhan–NZB
| valign="top" |[[Kacheguda railway station]]

|-
| valign="top" |18510/09
| valign="top" |[[Visakhapatnam–Hazur Sahib Nanded Superfast Express]]
| valign="top" |Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station|Nanded]]
| valign="top" |[[Visakhapatnam railway station|Visakhapatnam]]

|-
| valign="top" |18309/10
| valign="top" |[[Nagavali Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Sambalpur Junction railway station|Sambalpur]]
| valign="top" |[[Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station|Nanded]]

|-
| valign="top" |12765/66
| valign="top" |[[Tirupati-Amravati Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Amravati railway station|Amravati]]
| valign="top" |[[Tirupati railway station|Tirupati]]

|-
| valign="top" |12729/30
| valign="top" |[[Pune-Hazur Sahib Nanded Superfast Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Pune Junction railway station|Pune]]
| valign="top" |[[Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station|Nanded]]

|-
| valign="top" |19301/02
| valign="top" |[[Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow)–Yesvantpur Weekly Express]]
| valign="top" |{{stnlnk|Dr. Ambedkar Nagar}}
| valign="top" |[[Yesvantpur Junction railway station|Yesvantpur]]

|-
| valign="top" |17232/31
| valign="top" |[[Narasapur-Nagarsol Express]]
| valign="top" |Nagarsol
| valign="top" |Narsapur (via Guntur)

|-
| valign="top" |16003/04
| valign="top" |[[Chennai–Nagarsol Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Chennai Central railway station|Chennai]]
| valign="top" |[[Nagarsol]]

|-
| valign="top" |57561/62
| valign="top" |Kacheguda–Manmad Passenger
| valign="top" |Kacheguda
| valign="top" |Manmad

|-
| valign="top" |57594
| valign="top" |Nanded–Medchal Passenger
| valign="top" |Nanded
| valign="top" |[[Medchal]]

|-
| valign="top" |18504/03
| valign="top" |[[Sainagar Shirdi–Visakhapatnam Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Sainagar Shirdi railway station|Sainagar Shirdi]]
| valign="top" |[[Visakhapatnam railway station|Visakhapatnam]]

|-
| valign="top" |11401/02
| valign="top" |[[Nandigram Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Balharshah railway station|Balharshah]]
| valign="top" |[[Mumbai CST railway station|Mumbai CST]]
|-
| valign="top" |12715/16
| valign="top" |[[Sachkhand Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Amritsar Junction railway station|Amritsar]]
| valign="top" |Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station|Nanded]]

|-
| valign="top" |12071/72
| valign="top" |[[Mumbai CSMT–Hingoli Deccan Jan Shatabdi Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai CSMT]]
| valign="top" |[[Hingoli Deccan railway station|Hingoli]]

|-
| valign="top" |17687/88
| valign="top" |[[Marathwada Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Dharmabad]]
| valign="top" |[[Manmad railway station|Manmad]]

|-
| valign="top" |20705/20706
| valign="top" |[[Jalna–Mumbai CSMT Vande Bharat Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Jalna railway station|Jalna]]
| valign="top" |[[Mumbai CSMT railway station]]

|-
| valign="top" |17605/17606
| valign="top" |[[Kacheguda–Bhagat Ki Kothi Express|Hyderabad Jodhpur Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Kacheguda railway station|Kacheguda]]
| valign="top" |[[Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station|Jodhpur]]

|-
| valign="top" |12719/12720
| valign="top" |[[Hyderabad–Jaipur Meenakshi Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Hyderabad Deccan railway station|Hyderabad]]
| valign="top" |[[Jaipur Junction railway station]]

|-
| valign="top" |17019/17020
| valign="top" |[[Hisar–Hyderabad Weekly Express]]
| valign="top" |[[Hisar Junction railway station]]
| valign="top" |[[Hyderabad Deccan railway station|Hyderabad]]

|-
| valign="top" |19714/19713
| valign="top" |Kurnool Jaipur express
| valign="top" |[[Kurnool City railway station]]
| valign="top" |[[Jaipur Junction railway station]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{South Central Railway zone}}

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[[Category:Transport in Manmad]]
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