South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of

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. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of

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Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...

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. It has three divisions under its administration, which include

Secunderabad Secunderabad () is a twin cities, twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the South ...

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

and

Nanded Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the List of cities in Maharashtra, tenth largest city in the state and the List of cities in India by population, seventy-ninth most populated city in India. It is the second largest city in ...

Secunderabad, Telangana Secunderabad () is a twin cities, twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the South ...

is the Zonal headquarter

History

Ex MP

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requested the creation of a new railway zone. The zone was formed on 2 October 1966 by merging the carved-out divisions of

Hubli Hubli (officially Hubballi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The twin cities Hubli–Dharwad form the second largest city in the state by area and population and the largest city in North Karnataka. Hubli is in Dharwad district of ...

Vijayawada Vijayawada ( ), formerly known by its colonial name Bezawada, is the second largest city and a major commercial hub in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. The city forms an integral part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is situated on th ...

Southern Railway zone Southern Railway (SR) is one of the eighteen zones of Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Chennai and operates across the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and the union territory of Puducherry. The origin of the Southern Rai ...

and

Solapur Solapur () is a city located in the south-western region of the States and Territories of India, Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore ...

Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway (NGSR) was a railway company operating in India from 1883 to 1950. The company began with a line built privately by the HEH, the Nizam, which was owned and operated by the company under a guarantee from the Hy ...

. On 2 October 1977, Guntakal division of Southern Railway zone was merged and the already merged division of Solapur was demerged from the zone and became part of its former Central Railway zone. On 17 February 1978, the Hyderabad division was formed by splitting the existing Secunderabad railway division. On 1 April 2002, two new divisions of Guntur and Nanded were created in this zone and the Hubli division was demerged and became part of

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. The

Khandwa Khandwa is a city and a nagar nigam in the Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Khandwa district, formerly known as East Nimar District. Khandwa is a major railway junction; the Malwa line co ...

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section was merged into Bhusaval Division of Central Railways as the line was taken up for Gauge Conversion in 2017. On 27 February 2019, AP part of Waltair Division,

Guntur Guntur (), natively spelt as Gunturu, is a city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district. The city is part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is lo ...

and

Guntakal Guntakal, natively known as Guntakallu, is a city in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Guntakal mandal and Guntakal revenue division.It is also the headquarters of the Guntakal Railway Division ...

divisions were merged into newly formed

South Coast Railway zone South Coast Railway ( SCoR) is one of the 18 railway zones of the Indian Railways. The zonal headquarters is located at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The formal notification for operationalization of this zone is yet to be issued. History ...

Jurisdiction

The zone is spread over the states of

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Divisions

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 ...

Hyderabad railway division Hyderabad railway division is one of the six divisions of South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the Division is at Secunderabad and its zonal headquarters is at Secunderabad. Even though Hyderabad has its own D ...

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Infrastructure

Workshops

The zone has mechanical workshops at

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and

Lallaguda Lallaguda is a suburb of Secunderabad, India.Lallaguda Police Station
It is about 7 km from ...

Sheds

The zone has diesel loco sheds at

Kazipet Kazipet is the major educational and transport hub in Hanumakonda district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is about 12 KM away from Warangal It is one of the tri-city along with Warangal and Hanmakonda. Kazipet railway station is one of t ...

and

Moula Ali Moula-Ali commonly known as Moula Ali . It is a well-developed industrial and urban area in Malkajgiri mandal, Malkajgiri Mandal, of the Medchal-Malkajgiri district, It is a part of Greater Hyderabad and also a part of Hyderabad Metropolitan Re ...

. The zone has electric loco sheds at

Lallaguda Lallaguda is a suburb of Secunderabad, India.Lallaguda Police Station
It is about 7 km from ...

(Secunderabad) and

. The zone has one EMU Car shed at

EMU.

Depots

The zone has Passenger coach care depots at

, Kacheguda,

and

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. Additionally,

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have wagon maintenance depots.

Training Institutes

The zone has training institutes for imparting and learning railway techniques serving both Indian as well foreign railway staff at

and

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Healthcare

Railway Hospitals located in these areas Div. Hospitals at Secunderabad, Kazipet and Nanded have healthcare facilities serving exclusively for the employees of Indian railways and their families.

Loco sheds

Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Lallaguda of the South Central Railway zone in Telangana, India. Locomotive ...

* Electric Loco Shed, Kazipet * Diesel Loco Shed, Moula Ali * Diesel Loco Shed, Kazipet * Electric Loco shed, Bezawada * Diesel Loco shed, Bezawada * Diesel loco shed, Gooty *

Diesel loco shed, Guntakal Diesel Loco Shed, Guntakal is an engine shed located in Guntakal, Andhra Pradesh in India. It falls under the jurisdiction of Guntakal railway division of South Central Railway zone. It is one of the oldest loco sheds, started in 1964 as a M.G ...

Routes

* Delhi-Chennai main line (a diagonal of the

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Grand trunk route) connecting north-south regions. * Jn- Jn- (End points excluded). *Jn- Jn- Jn(excl) connecting delhi-chennai line to mumbai-chennai main line *Jn- -Jn- Jn

Major Junctions

* Dornakal Jn * Kazipet Jn. * Mudkhed Jn. * Nizamabad Jn. * Parbhani Jn. * Peddapalli Jn. * Purna Jn. * Secunderabad Jn. * Vikarabad Jn.

Projects

* Rail Manufacturing Unit, Kazipet *The Manoharabad-Kothapally railway line, which connects

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 ...

Manoharabad Manoharabad is a Mandal of the Medak district, Telangana, India. its erstwhile name was YENNELLI-Harishankergoud Ramunigari also generally called as Manoharabad Station. it also coincides with the Name of Manoharabad a village in Jakranpally Man ...

is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in 2025. * Mahbubnagar-Munirabad new line, this line received funds in the 2023 Union Budget

Performance and earnings

For FY 2024–25 first quarter, the zone operated an average of 315.44 mail/exp and 162.18 passenger trains on a daily basis. For the financial year 2023–24, the zone had grossed a record revenue of , an increase on 7% from the previous fiscal. It recorded passenger footfall of and earned . While, the freight earnings stood at by transporting .

Achievements

* For FY 2024–25, as part of ‘Mission Zero Scrap’, the zone earned a whopping by the sale of scrap. * In 2018, for the cleanliness category, it was ranked second among all railway zones in India. * South Central Railway topped among all railway zones of India in terms of train punctuality and passenger earnings in 2016–17. * The zone has become the first in the country to complete 100% LED lighting at all 733 stations under its jurisdiction.

References

External links

South Central Railway System Map
* {{Hyderabad topics Zones of Indian Railways Rail transport in Telangana Railway companies established in 1966 1966 establishments in India