Nizamabad-Peddapalli section
| Peddapalli-Nizamabad Line | |
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Route Map
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| Overview | |
| System | Main line is electrified and branch line is diesel |
| Status | Operational upto Morthad |
| Locale | Telangana |
| Termini |
Nizamabad Railway Station Peddapalli Railway Station |
| Stations | PDPL,KRMR,LPJL,NZB (Important Stations) |
| Services |
Delhi-Chennai line Secunderabad-Manmad section |
| Operation | |
| Opened | Partially Opened upto Morthad |
| Owner | Indian Railway |
| Operator(s) | South Central Railway Zone (India) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 177 km |
| Track gauge | Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Peddapalli-Nizamabad Railway Line is a single broad gauge railway line in the Indian state of Telangana. It connects Nizamabad city (Hyderabad Division) to Peddapalli town (Secunderabad Division) under South Central Railway zone. It reduces distance between North Telangana Cities Nizamabad-Karimnagar-Warangal (262 km) when compared to present running route of Nizamabad-Secunderabad-Warangal(303 km).
As of March 2016, the work for the railway line is in the final stage, the remaining 1 kilometer stretch near Nizamabad Railway Station is under construction.Commercial Operations may begin by March 2017. Peddapalli Railway station is located on Kazipet-Balharshah section of Delhi-Chennai line which is known as Grand Trunk line while Nizamabad Railway Station is located on Secunderabad-Manmad railway line.
At Present, four services are running between Jagityal and Peddapalli sections like Karimnagar - Tirupathi Superfast Express, Jagityal - Karimnagar Demu, Jagityal - Peddapalli Demu and Karimnagar - Sirpur Demu.
Peddapalli-Karimnagar-Nizamabad railway line (177 km) was sanctioned by P.V. Narasimha Rao, 10th Prime Minister of India in the year of 1994. Peddapalli-Karimnagar railway line completed and train service was started in 2001. Karimnagar-Jagityal line is completed and demu service has started in 2007. At present, the railway line is completed up to Armoor in Nizamabad District. Another 25 km line has to be laid to complete this line and this line will be fully operational by September 2017..On 29 December 2016,lingampet jagityal-morthad demu service has started.
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