Secunderabad railway division
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| Reporting mark | SC |
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| Locale | Telangana, India |
| Dates of operation | 1966– |
| Predecessor | Southern Railway zone |
| Length | 1,488 kilometres (925 mi) |
| Headquarters | Secunderabad |
| Website | www |
Secunderabad Railway Division is one of the six divisions of South Central Railway zone (SCR) of the Indian Railways. It is one of the top five divisions of Indian Railways and its divisional and zonal headquarters are at Secunderabad.
Secunderabad division was formed on 2 October 1966. It had broad gauge and meter gauge, later, meter gauge was a part of Hyderabad division.
It covers the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The following are the sections under the division.
The division contributes 64% of freight and over 35% of passenger traffic to South Central Railway. During 2011–12, the division revorded total earnings of ₹3,958 crore (US$610 million). The division has 22,178 employees. During 2012–13, the division carried a total of 32.14 million passengers, 17.48 MT of freight with gross earnings of ₹1,264.02 crore (US$200 million).
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