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Peddapalli Junction (station code: PDPL) is a fifth grade non-suburban (NSG–5) category Indian railway station in
The station is situated on Delhi–Chennai line which is broad-gauge double electrified. And the single line that passes towards Nizamabad initially started as a diesel line but now stands fully electrified, where it meets Secunderabad–Manmad line. The station is served by 22 trains every day and 14 non-daily trains. Most of the trains halting or passing through this station are bound for
Secunderabad railway division
Secunderabad railway division (abbreviated : SCR) is one of the six divisions of South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Its divisional and zonal headquarters are located at Secunderabad.
History
Secunderabad division was formed ...
of South Central Railway zone
South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka. It has three divisions under its administration, wh ...
. It is located in Peddapalli
Peddapalli is a town, Revenue Division and has a Railway Junction in Peddapalli District in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Peddapalli District and Peddapalli mandal. It is located about 197 kilometres (122 mi) ...
of the Indian state
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of Telangana
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. It was selected as one of the 21 stations to be developed under ''Amrit Bharat Stations'' scheme. The station is located on New Delhi–Chennai main line
The New Delhi–Chennai main line is a railway line connecting Chennai and Delhi cutting across southern part of the Eastern Coastal Plains of India, the Eastern Ghats, the Deccan Plateau and the Yamuna valley. It covers a distance of across ...
that connects North
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and South India
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, and also serves as the junction point for the Peddapalli-Nizambad line.
History
The railway line between Kazipet and Balharshah was completed in 1929, which made Chennai to directly link to Delhi. Peddapalli–Nizamabad railway line (177 km) was sanctioned byP.V. Narasimha Rao
Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (28 June 1921 – 23 December 2004) was an Indian independence activist, lawyer, and statesman from the Indian National Congress who served as the prime minister of India from 1991 to 1996. He was the first p ...
, 10th Prime Minister of India in the year of 1994. Peddapalli-Karimnagar
Karimnagar, also informally known as Elagandula, is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration in the state. It is third largest City in the state and Municipal Corporation and i ...
railway line was completed and train services began in 2001 and later on Karimnagar–Jagityal line was completed and demu services were started in 2007. The entire line to Nizamabad was completed in the year 2017. The station was upgraded in Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) is an ongoing Indian Railways mission launched in February 2023 by the Ministry of Railways to redevelop 1275 stations nationwide. It is both enabler and beneficiary of other key Government of India schemes, such ...
in 2023.
Layout and services
The station is situated on Delhi–Chennai line which is broad-gauge double electrified. And the single line that passes towards Nizamabad initially started as a diesel line but now stands fully electrified, where it meets Secunderabad–Manmad line. The station is served by 22 trains every day and 14 non-daily trains. Most of the trains halting or passing through this station are bound for New Delhi
New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
.
, there are no trains that directly connect Peddapalli to Nizamabad or vice versa but there are numerous train services running to and fro Nizamabad till and from Karimnagar till Peddapalli.
See also
* Ramagundam railway station *Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station
Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station (station code: NED) is a second grade non-suburban (NSG–2) category Indian railway station in Nanded railway division of South Central Railway zone. It serves the city of Nanded, located in Maharashtra. , t ...
*List of railway stations in India
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