Secunderabad railway division

Secunderabad railway division (abbreviated : SCR) is one of the six divisions of South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways.^[1][2][3] Its divisional and zonal headquarters are located at Secunderabad.^[4]

Secunderabad Railway Division

Secunderabad Junction railway station
Overview
Operator	Indian Railways
Headquarters	Secunderabad
Reporting mark	SC
Locale	Telangana State, India
Dates of operation	1966; 59 years ago (1966)–
Predecessor	Southern Railway zone
Technical
Length	1,488 km (925 mi)
Other
Website	www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in

History

Secunderabad division was formed on 1 October 1966. It had broad gauge and meter gauge, later, meter gauge was a part of Hyderabad division.^[4]

Routes

It covers the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

Kazipet railway station

Karimnagar railway station

The following are the sections under the division.

Section	Type of track	Traction	Distance
Secunderabad Jn-Kazipet Jn-Balharshah Jn(excl)(B.G.)	Double	Electric	367 km
Kazipet Jn-Dornakal Jn-Kondapalli(excl) (B.G.)	Double	Electric	217 km
Secunderabad Jn-Vikarabad Jn-Wadi Jn(excl) (B.G.)	Double	Electric	185 km
Motumarri-Janpahad(excl) (B.G.)	Single	Electric	78 km
Dornakal Jn- Manuguru(B.G.)	Single	Electric	86 km
Peddapalli Jn- Karimnagar- Nizamabad Jn(excl)(B.G.)	Single	Electric	177 km
Vikarabad Jn-latur road Jn-Parli vaijnath(B.G.)	Single	Electric	268 km
Bidar-Kalaburgi line(Khanapur Jn-Taj sultanpur(excl))(B.G)	Single	Diesel	98 km
Manikgarh-Gadchandur(B.G.)	Single	Electric	28 km
Karepalli-Singareni(B.G.)	Single	Electric	11 km
Total			1490 km Route

See also

• Divisions of Indian Railways