Secunderabad railway division

Secunderabad Railway Division
Secunderabad Junction railway station
Overview
OperatorIndian Railways
HeadquartersSecunderabad
Reporting markSC
LocaleTelangana State, India
Dates of operation1966 (1966)–
PredecessorSouthern Railway zone
Technical
Length1,488 km (925 mi)
Other
Websitewww.scr.indianrailways.gov.in

Secunderabad railway division (abbreviated : SCR) is one of the six divisions of South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1][2][3] Its divisional and zonal headquarters are located at Secunderabad.[4]

History

Secunderabad division was formed on 1 October 1966. It had broad gauge and meter gauge, later, meter gauge was a part of Hyderabad division.[4]

Routes

It covers the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

Kazipet railway station
Karimnagar Railway Station

The following are the sections under the division.

Section Type of track Traction Distance
Kazipet Jn-Balharshah Jn(excl)(B.G.) Triple & Double Electric 231.860 km
Kazipet Jn- Motumari (B.G.) Triple & Double Electric 158.140 km
Secunderabad Jn-Kazipet Jn (B.G.) Double Electric 130.530 km
Pagidipalli Jn- Vishnupuram Jn (B.G.) Single Electric 134.380 km
Sanathnagar Jn- Moula Ali Bye-Pass line(B.G.) Double Electric 22.030 km
Secunderabad Jn-Wadi Jn(excl) (B.G.) Double Electric 186.160 km
Hussain Sagar Jn-Hyderabad Jn(excl) (B.G.) Double Electric 5.20 km
wadi Jn(excl)-Raichur Jn (B.G.) Double Electric 107.50 km
Secunderabad Jn-Wadi Jn(excl) (B.G.) Double Electric 186.160 km
Vishnupuram- Motumari (B.G.) Single Electric 88.818 km
Dornakal Jn- Bhadrachalam Road(B.G.) Single Electric 54.650 km
Bhadrachalam Road- Manuguru(B.G.) Single Electric 49.040 km
Peddapalli Jn- Karimnagar- Nizamabad Jn(excl)(B.G.) Single Electric 177.794 km
Vikarabad Jn-latur road Jn-Parli vaijnath(B.G.) Single Electric 267.770 km
Bidar-Kalaburgi line(Khanapur Jn-Taj sultanpur(excl))(B.G) Single Electric 97.700 km
Bhadrachalam Road- Sattupalli(B.G) Single Electric 51.516 km
Manikgarh-Gadchandur(B.G.) Single Electric 28.650 km
Karepalli-Singareni(B.G.) Single Electric 10.360 km
Kazipet Bye-Pass(B.G.) Single Electric 1.300 km
Hussain Sagar Bye-Pass(B.G.) Single Electric 0.640 km
Dornakal Jn Bye-Pass(B.G.) Single Electric 1.360 km
Bhadrachalam Road Bye-Pass(B.G.) Single Electric 1.700 km
Manikgarh Bye-Pass(B.G.) Single Electric 2.860 km
Motumari Bye-Pass(B.G.) Single Electric 1.870 km
Wadi Jn Bye-Pass(B.G.) Double Electric 12.025 km
Peddapalli Bye-Pass(B.G.) Single Electric 1.970 km
Total 1836.858 km Route

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South Central Railway Divisions". Portal of Indian Railways. South Central Railway. 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. 1 2 "Brief Introduction of Division". South Central Railway. Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 8 September 2014.