Nizamabad Junction railway station

Nizamabad Junction railway station (station code: NZB^[3]) is an Indian Railways station, which serves the city of Nizamabad in Telangana. It is a major station on Secunderabad–Manmad railway line, also serving as the junction point for Secunderabad, Peddapalli, Jankampet/Mudkhed junctions. It is administered under Hyderabad railway division of South Central Railway zone. Jankampet Junction railway station is another station located in the city from where the Secunderabad–Manmad line branch towards Bodhan.

Nizamabad Junction
Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station
View from a foot overbridge
General information
Location	NH 63, Godown Road, Nizamabad, Telangana India
Coordinates	18°40′44″N 78°06′13″E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Kacheguda–Manmad section Peddapalli–Nizamabad section Nizamabad–Bodhan
Platforms	3
Tracks	5 (5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge) +2 Extra Tracks for Accident Relief & Medical Vans[1]
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground)
Parking	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	NZB
Zone(s)	SCRTooltip South Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Hyderabad
Classification	Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
History
Opened	1905; 119 years ago (1905)
Electrified	Single electric Line(12-Feb-2022)
Passengers
20,000 (approximately)[2][clarification needed]
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Dichpally towards ? Kacheguda–Manmad section Jankampet towards ? Mamidipalle towards ? Peddapalli–Nizamabad section
Location Nizamabad Junction Location in Telangana Show map of Telangana Nizamabad Junction Location in India Show map of India

History

The Nizam of Hyderabad ruled over the Deccan region during 18th century and under his reign the railway line between Secunderabad and Manmad was constructed in the year 1905.^[4] The railway station was named after then ruler of the Nizam state Nizam-ul-Mulk as Nizamabad.

On 30 June 2004 the SCR operated the last metre-gauge train on the Nizamabad–Manoharabad line^[5] bringing to an end the metre gauge services which started in the 1930s on the Secunderabad–Manmad line of the Nizam's State Railways (formerly Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways)

Line and location

Nizamabad Jn. Location

Nizamabad railway station is a junction connecting northern, southern and western India lines.^[6] It is situated on Secunderabad (Kacheguda)-Manmad railway line and is also the convergence station for Peddapalli–Karimnagar–Nizamabad line via Armoor^[7] which was inaugurated on 25 March 2017 with a DEMU service between Nizamabad and Karimnagar. This section is a part of Delhi–Chennai line which is known as Grand Trunk Route. This 180 km (110 mi) long line also reduced the distance the between major Indian cities such as Hyderabad–New Delhi, Mumbai–Karimnagar, Nizamabad–Warangal.

Jankampet Jn. is another station located in western part of the city. This station also lies on Secunderabad (Kacheguda)–Manmad railway line and acts as the junction point for Jankampet-Bodhan railway line in Nizamabad district. Indian Railways also has plans for extending the railway line from Bodhan to Latur Road and Bidar which in turn will pave way for Nizamabad and Karimnagar to have direct connectivity to Latur, Bidar, Gulbarga, Solapur, Miraj and many other cities of the neighbouring states of Maharashtra and Karnataka.

In October 2023, the Karimnagar-Nizamabad MEMU was extended up to Bodhan.^[8]

Classification and performance

Nizamabad is classified as an A–category station, in terms of earnings.^[9] It has been selected for the Adarsh Station Scheme, a scheme for upgradation of stations by the Indian Railways.^[10][11]

Structure and amenities

The zonal railway has identified the station for development of Multi Functional Complex adjoining to the station building.^[12] The proposed Multi Functional Complex will provide state of the art facilities to the passengers and public at large which shall include services like, food courts, quick service restaurants, cloak rooms, hotels with banquet hall, stores, medical outlets, state of the art, dormitories etc.^[13][14] As of June 2015, P.K.Srivastava the General Manager of Hyderabad Division along with Ms. K.Kavitha, Hon’ble Member of Parliament of Nizamabad have inaugurated several passenger amenities/facilities including Automatic Ticket Vending Machines facility (ATVM), foundation for development of Nizamabad station.^[15]

See also

• List of railway stations in India

References

1. "Google Maps".
2. Staff Reporter (11 May 2013). "Secunderabad railway station's new escalators lift the aged out of misery". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
3. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
4. Babu, Prof K. Vijaya; Gade, Jayaprakashnarayana (2014). Tourism in India. Zenon Academic Publishing. ISBN 9788192681979. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
5. "Last MG train pulls out of Nizamabad station". The Hindu. 1 July 2004. Archived from the original on 18 October 2004. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
6. P. Ram Mohan (8 November 2013). "Importance of Nizamabad railway station to grow soon". The Hindu.
7. "Rs 250 cr for Peddapalli to Nizamabad Rail Line". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014.
8. "Four train services extended, to be flagged off from Telangana on October 9 - the New Indian Express". 9 October 2023.
9. "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 28 January 2016. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
10. "Adarsh Railway Station Scheme". Press Information Bureau. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
11. "Adarsh Stations" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
12. Staff Reporter (22 July 2014). "Commercial complex to come up at Nizamabad railway station". The Hindu.
13. "Peddapalli Nizamabad Railway Line Will Boost Growth Kavitha". The Hans India. 10 June 2015.
14. Special Correspondent (10 June 2015). "Centre urged to set up dry port in Nizamabad". The Hindu. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
15. "South Central Railway".

External links

• Hyderabad Railway Division
• Nizamabad Junction railway station at the India Rail Info