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HYB

Predecessor
  
Locale
  
Telangana, India

Track gauge
  
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Hyderabad railway division

Dates of operation
  
1977; 40 years ago (1977)–

Length
  
625 kilometres (388 mi)

Hyderabad Railway Division is one of the six divisions of South Central Railway zone (SCR) of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division is at Kacheguda railway station 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. 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.

Contents

History

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. 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.

Structure

The division covers a route of 625 kilometres (388 mi) having 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

  • Secunderabad (Excl.) - Gadwal Jn. - DhoneJ Jn. (Excl.) - 352.16 kilometres (218.82 mi)
  • Gadwal Jn. - Raichur Jn.(Excl) -57.00 kilometres (35.42 mi)
  • Secunderabad (Excl.) - Nizamabad Jn. - Jankampet Jn. - Mudkhed Jn. (Excl.) - 272.58 kilometres (169.37 mi)
  • Jankampet Jn. - Bodhan -20 kilometres (12 mi).
  • Under Construction

  • Akanapet (AKE) - Medak (MEDAK) 16 kilometres (9.9 mi)
  • Devarkadra (DKC) - Krishna (Ksn) 64 kilometres (40 mi).
  • Major stations and Categories

    The list includes the stations under the Hyderabad division and their station category

    References

    Hyderabad railway division Wikipedia


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