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Kacheguda–Manmad section

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System
  
Non-electrified

Opened
  
1905

Owner
  
Indian Railways

Locale
  
Telangana, Maharashtra

Status
  
Operational

Track length
  
621 km (386 mi)

Stations
  
85 (approx)

Kacheguda–Manmad section

Track gauge
  
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge

Operating speed
  
up to 100 km/h (62 mph)

Terminis
  
Manmad Junction railway station, Secunderabad Junction railway station

Operators
  
South Central Railway zone, Central Railway zone


Kacheguda–Manmad section is an important railway section connecting of the states of Telangana and Maharashtra. It is administered under Hyderabad railway division of South Central Railway zone and was formerly known as Hyderabad-Manmad railway line and also Godavari Valley railway for some period. as of 2016, this line is single broad gauged, non-electrified and runs on diesel locomotives.

Contents

The line starts at Secunderabad Junction and ends at Manmad Junction and has around 85 railway stations between them. The major stations on the route are Secunderabad, Kamareddy, Nizamabad, Basar, Mudkhed, Nanded, Parbhani, Jalna, Aurangabad, Nagarsol and Manmad.

History

The Nizam of Hyderabad ruled over the Deccan region during the 18th century and under his reign the railway line between Secundrabad and Manmad was constructed in 1905.

Operations

The maximum and average operational speed of an express train from Secunderabad Jn. to Manmad Jn.

Passing trains

Some of the trains that pass from this line are

References

Kacheguda–Manmad section Wikipedia