Brief History of Hyderabad Division
Shri. LOKESH VISHNOI Divisional Railway Manager
 ![]() Shri. K MUTYALA NAIDU Additional Divisional Railway Manager
HYDERABAD DIVISION General overview Hyderabad Division came into existence on 17th February 1978 as a separate Division, bifurcating the erstwhile Secunderabad Division into BG and MG Divisions. Further, w.e.f. 1st April 2003, Nanded Division was carved out of Hyderabad Division. Since then, new lines of Gadwal- Raichur section w.e.f 12.10.2013 & Devarkadra – Makthal section w.e.f. 05-06-2020, have been included in the division to bring it to the present state. Further new lines of Makthal - Krishna section, MOB-Gajwel section and Aknnapet - Medak section will be commissioned. 
Important Stations Kacheguda, Mahabubnagar, Gadwal, Kurnool City, Kamareddy, Nizamabad & Basar States Covered With Divisional office situated in Hyderabad District of Telangana State, Division Jurisdiction spreads to four states viz., Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Maharashtra. Districts Covered Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Medak, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Mahbubnagar, Nanded, Kurnool & Raichur. Places of Tourist & Pilgrim importance ·The Historical City of Hyderabad ·The Jogulamba Temple (Shaktipeeth)at Alampur on the banks of Tungabhadra etc. ·The unique Gnana Saraswathi Temple at Basar on the banks of Godavari ·The holy Mallikarjuna Swamy Jyotirlinga Temple at Srisailam (non-Rail head) in Kurnool District DIVISION AT A GLANCE | SN | Item | Information | | 1 | Route Kms | 651.65Kms | | 2 | Track Kms | 765.93Kms | | 3 | Electrified Kms | 201.43Kms( RKM), 368.02Kms( TKM) | | 4 | Name of sections & KM | SectionKms Secunderabad-Dhone BG-379.69KMs Secunderabad-Mudkhed BG-271.96KMs Jankampet-Bodhan BG-20.05 KMs Gadwal – Raichur BG-57.16 KMs Devarkadra – Jaklair BG-28.26 KMs TOTAL 651.65 KMs | | 5 | Number of stations | 96 stations | | 6 | No. of Manned LCs | 131 | | 7 | No. of Interlocked LCs | 72 (38 T) | | 8 | Categories of Stations | | | i.NSG2 | 1 (Kacheguda) | | ii.NSG3 | 1 (Nizamabad) | | iii.NSG4 | 2 (Basar, Kurnool) | | iv.NSG5 | 12 (Mahabubnagar, Kamareddy, Darmabad, Gadwal, Jedcherla, Shadnagar, Umdanagar, Umri, Bolaram, Malkajgiri, Wanaparthy, Medchal) | | v.NSG6 | 40 | | vi.SG3 | 09 (MMTS) | | vii.HG2 | 09 (Halt) | | viii.HG3 | 22 | | 9 | Number of PRS Locations | PRS – 17, Unified--14 | | 10 | Number of UTS locations | 62 | | 11 | Number of STBA | 30 | | 12 | Annual number of originating Passengers | 1.422 Million ( 2020-21) | | 13 | No. of Trains i.Originating ii.Terminating iii.Passing | 122 (Exp Daily-10,N/Daily-06, Pass (incl. DEMU/MMTS)-106) 122 (Exp Daily-09,N/Daily-06, Pass (incl. DEMU/ MMTS)-107) 54 (Exp-06,N/Daily-46,Pass-02) | | 14 | Important Originating Mail/Express Trains | 12785(KCG-SBC Exp),12797(KCG-CTO Exp)17603(KCG-YPR Exp),17652(KCG-MS Exp) 17625(KCG-RAL Exp),17028(KRNT-SCExp), 17024 (KRNT-SC Exp),12793 (NZB-TPTY Exp),17688 (DAB-MMR Exp), 18562( KCG-VSKP) | | 15 | Important Commodities | | | i. Outward | Food Grains, FCI Rice, Trade Sugar, Quartz Stone, Iron Ore, Containers & Maize | | . ii. Inward | Food Grains, Cement, Steel, Fertilizers & Coal | | 16 | Valued Customers/ Linkage with Industry | FCI, CMCT Siding, SLVKPFT Siding & Local Merchants | | 17 | Coaching Stock | 454 (AC-82, Non AC-372) |
DIVISION AT A GLANCE(SECTION WISE)AS ON 28.09.2020 | SN | Item | SC-MUE | SC-DHNE | Total | | 1 | Route KMs | 271.96 | 379.69 | 651.65 | | 2 | Running Track KMs | 298.730 | 467.203 | 765.933 | | 3 | RE Section a) Route KMs | 52.337 | 90.449 | 142.786 | | | b) Running Track KMs | 98.063 | 206.717 | 304.780 | | 4 | Double Line Section | 26.77 | 87.513 | 114.261 | | 5 | Single Line Section | 245.19 | 292.177 | 537.367 | | 6 | Automatic Section | 26.77 | 26.64 | 53.41 | | 7 | No. of Block Stations (including cabins) | 29 | 28 | 57 | | 8 | No. ofHalt/CNC stations | 26 | 25 | 41 | | 9 | No. of automatic block sections | 06 | 05 | 11 | | 10 | No. of token less block sections | 24 | 25 | 49 | | 11 | No. of Manned LCs | 66 | 74 | 140 | | 12 | No. of Unmanned LCs | - | - | - | | 13 | No. of Interlocked LCs | 45 (22 T) | 34 (18 T) | 79 (40 T) | | 14 | No. of Express trains run (Pairs) (Daily + Non Daily) | 22.5 | 28.5 | 43.5* | | No. of Passenger trains run (Pairs) | 15 | 11.5 | 19.5* | | No. of DEMU trains run (Pairs) | 13.5 | 20 | 28.5* | | No. of MMTS trains run (Pairs) | -- | 35 | 35 | | No. of MEMU trains run (Pairs) | 03 | 03 | 03* | | Total no. of trains run (Pairs) | 54 | 98 | 129.5* | | No of Spl (Covid) trains (Pairs) | 25 | 48 | 64* | | 15 | No. of Stations with 2 lines | 10 | 10 | 20 | | 16 | No. of Adarsh stations | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 17 | No. of Stations with 3 lines | 11 | 7 | 18 | | 18 | No. of Stations with more than 3 lines | 6 | 11 | 17 | | 19 | No. of UTS Locations | 27 | 35 | 62 | | 20 | Number of UTS cum PRS Locations | 7 | 10 | 17 | | 21 | No. of PRS Centers | 4 | 10 | 14 | | 22 | Number of POETs available at locations | 4 | 14 | 18 | | 23 | Number of touch screen POETs | 0 | 0 | | 24 | Stations with Retiring Rooms | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 25 | VIP Lounges | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 26 | Coach Indication Boards | 6 | 6 | 12 | | 27 | Train Indication Boards | 8 | 13 | 21 | | 28 | Microprocessor Based PublicAnnouncement System | 17 | 26 | 43 | | 29 | Automatic Teller Machines | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 30 | Automatic Ticket Vending Machines(Card based) | 14 | 31 | 45 | | 31 | Cash based Ticket Vending Machines (CoTVM) | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 32 | No of STBS awarded | 20 | 10 | 30 | | 33 | Electronic Chart Display system | 1 | 2 | 3 | www.fois.indianrail.gov.in/RailSAHAY/index.jsp
Source : South Central Railway CMS Team Last Reviewed : 12-06-2025 
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