Nampally is one of the biggest

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of Hyderabad New City,

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. It is also a mandal in Hyderabad District. The biggest landmarks are Ibrahim's house and Hyderabad Deccan Station, locally known as the Nampally railway station.

History

Nampally derives its name from a Persian Diwan of Hyderabad, Raza Ali Khan whose title was ''Nekh-Nam-Khan''. A jagir was granted to him, Nekh-Nampally, which became ‘Nampally’. The Nampally Railway Station was built in 1907 by

Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 — 24 February 1967), was the last Nizam (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad, the largest princely state in British India. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of ...

, the last Nizam of Hyderabad. The Hyderabad Railway Station, popularly known as "Nampally Station", was used mostly as goods siding while the

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 ...

Railway Station (built in 1874) saw its first train on 9 October 1874 when the Wadi-Secunderabad line was commissioned by the

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 ...

. The Hyderabad Railway Station had to wait till 1921 before the first passenger train came chugging in. The delay was because the

Begumpet Begumpet ("Begum's Place") is a part of Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Begumpet is named after the daughter of the sixth Nizam ( Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI), Basheer Unnisa Begum, who received it as part of her wedding dowry wh ...

Railway Station was being constructed, it was discovered that the railway line passed through the property of

Viqar-ul-Umra Sir Viqar ul-Umara, Iqtidar ul-Mulk, Iqbal ud-Dowla, Secundar Jung, Nawab Muhammad Fazl-ud-din Khan Bahadur (13 August 1856 – 15 February 1902), was the Prime Minister of Hyderabad from 1893 to 1901, and also served as the Amir e Paigah from 1 ...

and it was only when he insisted that the trains stop at Begumpet, did he grant permission for full construction of the Begumpet Railway Station. Once It was resolved, trains began plying between Secunderabad and Hyderabad - passing through either the Hussain Sagar Junction or Begumpet Railway Station. As of today, it has emerged one of the busiest Railway Stations with many Express and Super fast trains terminating or originating from here that include the legendary

Telangana Express The 12723 / 12724 ''Telangana Express'', (formerly New Delhi–Hyderabad AP Express), is a Superfast Express of South Central Railways that runs between Hyderabad, capital of Telangana and national capital of India, New Delhi. It starts fro ...

- the first Super fast train of South Central Railways that runs between Hyderabad and New Delhi - and the Godavari Express and

Hussainsagar Express The 12701 / 12702 Hussainsagar Express (also spelled Hussain Sagar Express) is a very popular train operated by South Central Railway between Hyderabad and Mumbai. This Train then (7001/7002) was started on 17 October 1993 (from Hyderabad end a ...

trains.

Landmarks

Haj House view from Public Gardens in Hyderabad 2

Dargah Yousufain Dargah Yousufain also Yousuf Baba Sharif Baba Dargah is a dargah in Hyderabad, India, where two Muslim Sufi Saints named Syed Shah Yousufuddin and Syed Shah Sharifuddin are buried. History The Dome of Dargah was constructed during the era of N ...

AP State Archaeology Museum Telangana State Archaeology Museum or Hyderabad Museum is a museum located in Hyderabad, India. It is the oldest museum in Hyderabad. History Archaeologist Henry Cousens first explored the site in the beginning of the 19th century, and around ...

has antiques dating back to the Nizam period, including an Egyptian

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, a recreational spot *

Moazzam Jahi Market Moazzam Jahi Market is a fruit market in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Named after Moazzam Jah- the second son of Mir Osman Ali Khan History It was constructed in 1935 during the reign of the last Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It was named after ...

* Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics *

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* Numaish, Exhibition Grounds * Nampally Sarai * Telangana Board of Intermediate Education *

Transport

Nampally is well connected by road and rail. It is connected by Nampally Metro Station of

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. Buses run by

TSRTC Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as TSRTC) is a state-owned corporation that runs bus transport services to and from the Indian state of Telangana. It was formed in 2014 by splitting the Andhra Pradesh State Road Trans ...

provide connectivity from and to this place. Nampally Railway Station, now known as ''Hyderabad Station'', is Hyderabad's main railway station providing connectivity to various parts of the state and country. MMTS train runs the local city train service from the Nampally railway station providing connectivity to important parts of the city. Autos, taxis and seven seaters all provide a means of transport to different parts of the city. .

References

{{Neighborhoods of Hyderabad, state=collapsed Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India