The Secunderabad–Bolarum ( SB) is a

suburban rail Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are ...

service of the Multi-Modal Transport System of

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

. Spanning 11 stations, it runs between

Secunderabad Secunderabad, also spelled as Sikandarabad (, ), is a twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the South Central Railway ...

and Bolarum 5 times a day.

History

The Secunderabad–Bolarum route is one of the oldest suburban rail in the city of Hyderabad, established by

Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway (NGSR) was a railway company operating in India from 1879 to 1950. It was owned by the Nizams of Hyderabad State, and its full name was ''His Exalted Highness, The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway''. The company ...

. Initially, it was a metre-gauge track but was later converted into

broad-gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union ( CI ...

Stations

MMTS route

Secunderabad–Bolarum route is scheduled to take off as a part of the phase 2 of the

Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System The Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System, commonly abbreviated MMTS, is a suburban rail system in Hyderabad, India. A joint venture of the government of Telangana and the South Central Railway, it is operated by the latter. The system op ...

in December 2018., however was delayed due to paucity of funds. The work of the section is nearing to completion in February 2020.

Electrification

Railway electrification system A railway electrification system supplies electric power to railway trains and trams without an on-board prime mover or local fuel supply. Electric railways use either electric locomotives (hauling passengers or freight in separate cars), ...

of the 13km long route was completed in 2018 by

South Central Railway The 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 Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. It has three divisions under its administrat ...

Image gallery

File:Bodhan-MBNR Passenger with WDM3A loco.jpg, Bodhan-MBNR Passenger with WDM3A loco at Alwal Railway Station File:NZB-Kacheguda Passenger with WDG-3A loco 01.jpg, NZB-Kacheguda Passenger with WDG-3A loco at Malkajgiri Railway Station File:(Manoharabad-SC) DHMU at Malkajgiri 01.jpg, (Manoharabad-SC) DHMU at Malkajgiri Railway Station File:Medchal Local and Freight train at Bolarum 01.jpg, (SC-Medchal) Local and Freight train at Bolarum Railway Station

References

External links

MMTS Train Timings
{{DEFAULTSORT:Secunderabad-Bolarum route Transport in Hyderabad, India Hyderabad MMTS