Foundation Stone for Kothapalli-Manoharabad railway line

The Kothapalli–Manoharabad line is a single-track

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railway line under construction, in the Indian state of

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. The

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was laid on 8 August 2016 by

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. Once completed, it will connect

Manoharabad Manoharabad is a Mandal of the Medak district, Telangana, India.its erstwhile name was YENNELLI-Harishankergoud Ramunigari. Transport Manoharabad has an existing railway station with code (MOB) and is an important part of the new Kothapalli ...

to Kothapally in the

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. It reduces the distance from

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and provides railway connectivity to many districts in between such as

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. On 29 June 2022, the railway line from Manoharabad to Kothapalli received its first shipment of goods at the Gajwel stop. As of January 2023, the railway has been completed up to

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, with the remaining work to be completed by 2025. Rs 185 crores were allocated to the project in the Union Budget for 2023. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/in-other-news/030223/rs-4418-crore-for-railway-works-in-telangana-says-ashwini-vaishnaw.html This is estimated to be sufficient to bring the completion of the line up to Sircilla

History

Track on this line was tested up until

in 2020. After delays due to

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the track was laid up until Kodakondla and is fully tested, as of January 2023. Work is being conducted in a phased manner with the construction of

railway station currently taking place. Once the track is laid to Siddipet, further phases will extend the rail to

, Vemulawada, and finally Kothapalli with an estimated completion in the year 2025. Once complete it will form an important link to

, Secunderabad-Manmad line and will work complimentary alongside Peddapalli-Nizambad line to give access to passengers to Delhi-Chennai line

Stations

*Manoharabad (MOB) *Nacharam (NCRM) *Iranagaram (IRNGR) *Gajwel (GJWL) *Kodakandla (KDKLA) *Lakhadaram *Duddeda *Siddipet *Gurralagondi *Chinnalingapur *Sircilla *Vemulawada *Boinapally *Wedira * Kothapalli(haveli) (KPHI)

Passenger trains

To be decided, likely DEMU train service to and fro

References

Rail transport in Telangana 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India

External links

Manoharabad-Kothapalli Project
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kothapalli-Manoharabad line Rail transport in Maharashtra * 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India Rail transport in Telangana Railway lines opened in 1905 Transport in Manmad 1905 establishments in India