Hyderabad railway division

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Hyderabad railway division
Shortened form of South Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways.jpg
Kachiguda railway station, Hyderabad, India.JPG
Headquarters at Kacheguda
Overview
HeadquartersKacheguda
Reporting markHYB
LocaleTelangana, India
Dates of operation1977; 47 years ago (1977)–
PredecessorSouthern Railway zone
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Length653 kilometres (406 mi)
Other
Websitewww.scr.indianrailways.gov.in

Hyderabad railway division is one of the six divisions of South Central Railway zone (SCR) of the Indian Railways.[1][2] The headquarters of the Division is at Secunderabad and its zonal headquarters is at [Secunderabad]. Even though Hyderabad has its own Division, the Hyderabad Deccan Railway Station itself falls under Secunderabad Railway Division.[3] Secunderabad–Manmad section also known as Kacheguda–Manmad line is an important Railway route connecting the States of Telangana and Maharashtra, most Stations on this route are administrated by Hyderabad Division and Nanded railway Division.

History[edit]

Hyderabad Division has carved out from Secunderabad railway division on 17 November 1977. In 2003 the Hyderabad division was further carved out to form Nanded railway division.[4] The jurisdiction of Hyderabad division covers mainly the erstwhile Nizam's State Railway, passing through Telangana state and Rayalaseema areas of Andhra Pradesh, a small section of 47.63 kilometres (29.60 mi) from Dharmabad to Mudkhed lies in Maharashtra state and a section of 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Panduranga Swamy Road to Raichur lies in Karnataka.[5]

Structure[edit]

The division covers a route of 653 kilometres (406 mi) having [6] total of 104 stations. The division is responsible for maintenance of almost all railway assets and estates in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

Routes[edit]

Section Type of track Traction Distance
Secunderabad Jn (excl)-Mahbubnagar-Gadwal Jn-Dhone Jn(excl)(B.G.) Single Diesel 352.16 kilometres (218.82 mi)
Secunderabad Jn-Nizamabad Jn-Jankampet Jn-Mudkhed (excl)(B.G.) Single Diesel 272.58 kilometres (169.37 mi)
Jankampet Jn-Bodhan (B.G.) Single Diesel 20 kilometres (12 mi)
Gadwal Jn- Raichur Jn(excl)(B.G.) Single Diesel 57.00 kilometres (35.42 mi)
Devarakadra Jn- Makthal(B.G.) Single Diesel 42 kilometres (26 mi)
Manoharabad-Gajwel Single Diesel 30 kilometres (19 mi)
Total 652 km Route


Under construction[edit]

  • Akanapet (AKE)–Medak (MEDAK) 16 kilometres (9.9 mi)
  • Makthal (MKTHL)–Krishna (KSN) 24 kilometres (15 mi).
  • Gajwel (GAJWL)-kothapalli(KPHI)111 kilometres (69 mi)

Major stations and categories[edit]

The list includes the stations under the Hyderabad division and their station category[7][8][9][10][11]

Category No. of stations Names of stations
A-1
Annual earning > Rs. 50 crore 		1 Kacheguda
A
Annual earning Rs. 6 to 50 crore 		2 Nizamabad Jn., Kurnool
B
Annual earning Rs. 3 to 6 crore 		3 Mahbubnagar, Gadwal, Basar, Kamareddy
C
Suburban stations 		9 Sitafalmandi, Arts College, Jamai Osmania, Vidyanagar, Malakpet, Dabirpura, Yakutpura, Huppuguda, Falaknuma railway station
D
Annual earning Rs. 1 to 3 crore 		9 Dharmabad, Jadcherla, Shadnagar, Umdanagar, Umri, Bolarum, Malkajgiri, Wanaparthi Road
E
Annual earning < 1 crore 		39
F
Halt stations 		41
Total 104

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "South Central Railway Divisions". Portal of Indian Railways. South Central Railway. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Size of South Central Railway to be reduced by half with SCoR". Deccan Chronicle. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Arrivals at HYB/Hyderabad Deccan Nampally". India Rail Info.
  4. ↑ http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,355,966
  5. ↑ http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,355,966
  6. ↑ http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1463044941053-WEB%20DETAILS%20-%20APRIL-2016.pdf
  7. ↑ http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,355,999
  8. ↑ "Passenger Amenities" (PDF). South Central Railways.
  9. ↑ http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/land_amen/PASSNG_AMENT/ID-212.pdf
  10. ↑ http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/scr/notice/1400243897495_CS%202014%20Notification.pdf
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