Peddapalli–Nizamabad line is a
single-track broad-gauge railway
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 (CIS ...
line in the Indian state of
Telangana
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. It connects
Nizamabad and
Peddapalli
Peddapalli is a town and Revenue division, Revenue Division in Peddapalli district, Peddapalli District in the Telangana, Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Peddapalli District and Peddapalli mandal. It is located about 197 ...
in
South Central Railway zone
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 administrati ...
.
It reduces the distance between
Nizamabad,
Karimnagar
Karimnagar is also known as Elagandula (Ancient name)
is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration and fifth largest City in the state. It is governed by Municipal corporation a ...
and
Warangal
Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an .
Warangal ser ...
. Peddapalli is located on
Kazipet–Balharshah section of
Delhi–Chennai line, known as ''Grand Trunk line'' and Nizamabad is located on
Secunderabad–Manmad line
Secunderabad–Manmad is an important railway line connecting the states of Telangana and Maharashtra. It is administered by South Central Railway and was formerly known as ''Hyderabad–Manmad railway line'' (built by NGSR) and ''Godavari Vall ...
.
History
Peddapalli–Karimnagar–Nizamabad railway line (177 km) was sanctioned by the late Shri.
P.V. Narasimha Rao who was the 10th Prime Minister of India in the year of 1993.
It took 23 years to be completed in a phased manner.
The section between Peddapalli and Karimnagar was completed and train services were started in 2001. It took another 6 years to complete the stretch between Karimnagar and Jagityal and passenger trains were extended till Jagityal from 2007. On 29 December 2016 upon the completion of railway tracks between
Jagityal and
Mortad, the
DEMU trains were further extended till Morthad mandal of Nizamabad district and passenger trains began moving between Karimnagar–Morthad and Peddapalli–Jagityal. After the fund allocation for the remaining section between Morthad and Nizamabad, the works were accelerated and within a year the Peddapalli–Nizamabad line via Karimnagar was ready for operations and the services began from 25 March 2017 and it took 3.5years to electrify the complete line, started in 2018 oct and completed in feb 2022.
[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/23-year-wait-for-railway-line-ends/article17619586.ece] The over all stretch took nearly 24years in total to complete along with single electric line.
In the near future, passengers can link to this line once the
Kothapalli-Manoharabad line is complete, via Kothapalli (Karimnagar)
Stations
* (PDPL)
* Sultanabad (STBD)
* (KRMR)
* Kothapalli(haveli) (KPHI)
* Gangadhara (GDRA)
* Podur (PUDR)
* Mallial Nukapalli (NPML)
* Lingampet–Jagityal(LPJL)
* Medipalli (MDPLI)
* (KRLA)
*
* Metpally(MTPI)
* Mortad (MRTD)
* Anksapur (AKSP)
* Armoor (ARMR)
* Mamidipalle (MMDPL)
* (NZB)
Electrification
Single line electrification is completed between Peddapalli and Lingampet Jagityal section (83 km) under Phase 1 Construction completed in March 2019. Phase 2 from Lingampet Jagityal till Nizamabad is under construction.
Markings are completed . Poles laying work started in 2020.
Morthad to
Nizamabad Electrification CRS is done on 24th of February, 2022 which is 45 kms distance, with this, Peddapalli - Nizamabad Railway Line Section is single electrified line which is 177 kms distance.
Passenger trains
* Tirupati–Karimnagar–Tirupati Biweekly SF Express (12791/12792)
* Kacheguda–Peddapalli Junction–Kacheguda DEMU Express Special (07793/07794)
* Karimnagar–Sirpur Town–Karimnagar
MEMU
On Indian Railways, the MEMUs are electric multiple unit (EMU) trains that serve short and medium-distance routes in India, as compared to normal EMU trains that connect urban and suburban areas. The acronym stands for Mainline Electric Multiple ...
Express Special (07765/07766)
*
*
* Nizamabad–Karimnagar–Nizamabad MEMU Express Special (07893/07894)
* Dadar Central–Kazipet Junction–Dadar Central Special Fare Special Express (07195/07196)
References
External links
Peddapalli-Karimnagar-Nizamabad S L ProjectPeddapalli-Karimnagar Railway line commissioned
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Nizamabad, Telangana
South Central Railway zone
5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India
Rail transport in Telangana