Hyderabad railway division

Hyderabad railway division

Headquarters at Kacheguda
Overview
Headquarters	Kacheguda
Reporting mark	HYB
Locale	Telangana, India
Dates of operation	1977; 48 years ago (1977)–
Predecessor	Southern Railway zone
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Length	653 kilometres (406 mi)
Other
Website	www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in

Hyderabad railway division is one of the six divisions of South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways.^[1][2][3] 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.^[4] 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 administered by Hyderabad Division and Nanded railway division.

History

Hyderabad Division has carved out from Secunderabad railway division on 17 November 1976. In 2003 the Hyderabad division was further carved out to form Nanded railway division.^[5] 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.^[6]

Structure

The division covers a route of 653 kilometres (406 mi) having ^[7] 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

Section	Type of track	Traction	Distance
Secunderabad Jn (excl)-Mahbubnagar-Gadwal Jn-Dhone Jn(excl)(B.G.)	Double & Single	Electric	352.16 kilometres (218.82 mi)
Secunderabad (excl)Jn-Nizamabad Jn-Jankampet Jn-Mudkhed (excl)(B.G.)	Single	Electric & Diesel	272.58 kilometres (169.37 mi)
Jankampet Jn-Bodhan (B.G.)	Single	Electric	20 kilometres (12 mi)
Gadwal Jn- Raichur Jn(excl)(B.G.)	Single	Electric	57.00 kilometres (35.42 mi)
Devarakadra Jn- Krishna(B.G.)	Single	Diesel	66 kilometres (41 mi)
Manoharabad-Gajwel	Single	Diesel	40 kilometres (25 mi)
Akanapet (AKE)–Medak (MEDAK)[8]	Single	Diesel	17.2 kilometres (10.7 mi)
Total

Under construction

Kothapalli-Manoharabad railway foundation stone being laid

• Gajwel (GAJWL)-kothapalli(KPHI) - part of the Manoharabad-Kothapally new railway line, expected 2025 - 111 kilometres (69 mi)

Major stations and categories

The list includes the stations under the Hyderabad division and their station category^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

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

• Divisions of Indian Railways

References

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. "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
4. "Arrivals at HYB/Hyderabad Deccan Nampally". India Rail Info.
5. "South Central Railway".
6. "South Central Railway".
7. http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1463044941053-WEB%20DETAILS%20-%20APRIL-2016.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
8. "Kishan Reddy dedicates a new railway line between Medak - Akanapet to the nation". 23 September 2022.
9. "South Central Railway".
10. "Passenger Amenities" (PDF). South Central Railways.
11. http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/land_amen/PASSNG_AMENT/ID-212.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
12. www.indianrailways.gov.in https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
13. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.