Peddapalli–Nizamabad line

Railway in Telangana, India

Peddapalli–Nizamabad line

Route map of Peddapalli–Nizamabad Railway line

Overview
Status| Operational
Owner| Indian Railways
Locale| Telangana
Termini|

* Peddapalli Junction
* Nizamabad Junction

Stations| 16
Website| scr.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
Type| electric railway line
System| Single Electric Railway Line
Services| Delhi–Chennai line
Secunderabad–Manmad line
Kothapalli-Manoharabad line
Operator(s)| South Central Railway zone
History
Commenced| 1993
Opened| March 25, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03-25)
Technical
Line length| 177 km (110 mi)
Track gauge| 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification| Single-line overhead catenary
Operating speed| 110 km/h (68 mph)

Route map

Peddapalli–Nizamabad railway line highlighted in red

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|  | on New Delhi–Chennai main line
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| Peddapalli Junction
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| Sultanabad
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| Karimnagar
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| Kottapalli
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| Gangadhara
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| Podur
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| Mallai-Nukapalli
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| Lingampet-Jagityal
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| Medipalli
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104

| Koratla
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112

| Metapally
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133

| Morthad
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140

| Anksapur
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142

| Lakkora
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149

| Armur
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162

| Mamidipalli
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178

| Nizamabad Junction
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|  | on Secunderabad–Manmad section
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Peddapalli–Nizamabad line is a single-track broad-gauge railway line in the Indian state of Telangana. It connects Nizamabad and Peddapalli in South Central Railway zone.[1] It reduces the distance between Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Warangal. Peddapalli is located on Kazipet–Balharshah section of Delhi–Chennai line, known as Grand Trunk line and Nizamabad is located on Secunderabad–Manmad line. The line roughly follows National Highway 63 from Jagtial to Nizamabad.

## History

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Peddapalli–Karimnagar–Nizamabad railway line (177 km) was sanctioned by the late Shri.P.V. Narasimha Rao[2] who was the 10th Prime Minister of India in the year of 1993.[3] It took 23 years to be completed in a phased manner.[4]

The section between Peddapalli and Karimnagar was completed and services were started in 2001. It took another 6 years to complete the stretch between Karimnagar and Jagityal. Passenger trains were extended till Jagityal from 2007. On 29 December 2016 upon the completion of railway tracks between Jagityal and Mortad, the DEMU trains were further extended till Morthad mandal of Nizamabad district and passenger trains began moving between Karimnagar–Morthad and Peddapalli–Jagityal.

After the fund allocation for the remaining section between Morthad and Nizamabad, the works were accelerated and within a year the Peddapalli–Nizamabad line via Karimnagar was ready for operations and the services began from 25 March 2017, it took 3.5 years to electrify the complete line, started in 2018 oct and completed in feb 2022.[5] The overall stretch took nearly 24 years in total to complete along with single electric line.

In the near future, passengers can link to this line once the Kothapalli-Manoharabad line is complete, via Kothapalli (Karimnagar).[6]

In October 2023, the Karimnagar-Nizamabad MEMU was extended up to Bodhan.[7]

## Stations

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* Peddapalli Junction (PDPL)
* Sultanabad (STBD)
* Karimnagar (KRMR)
* Kothapalli(haveli) (KPHI)
* Gangadhara (GDRA)
* Podur (PUDR)
* Mallial Nukapalli (NPML)
* Lingampet–Jagityal(LPJL)
* Medipalli (MDPLI)
* Koratla (KRLA)
*   * Metpally(MTPI)
* Mortad (MRTD)
* Anksapur (AKSP)
* Armoor (ARMR)
* Mamidipalle (MMDPL)
* Nizamabad Junction (NZB)

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## Electrification

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Single line electrification is completed between Peddapalli and Lingampet Jagityal section (83 km) under Phase 1 Construction completed in March 2019. Phase 2 from Lingampet Jagityal till Nizamabad is under construction.

Markings are completed . Poles laying work started in 2020.

Morthad to Nizamabad Electrification CRS is done on 24th of February, 2022 which is 45 kms distance, with this, Peddapalli - Nizamabad Railway Line Section is single electrified line which is 177 kms distance.

## Passenger trains

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* Tirupati–Karimnagar–Tirupati Biweekly SF Express (12761/12762)
* Kacheguda–Peddapalli Junction–Kacheguda DEMU Express Special (07793/07794)
* Karimnagar–Sirpur Town–Karimnagar MEMU Express Special (07765/07766)
*   *   * Nizamabad–Karimnagar–Nizamabad MEMU Express Special (07893/07894)
* Dadar Central–Kazipet Junction–Dadar Central Special Fare Special Express (07195/07196)

## References

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1. ^ "Surveys" (PDF). South Central Railway, Indian Railways. 24 July 2015. p. 1. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
2. ^ "P V Narasimha Rao's projects in North Telangana neglected". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
3. ^ "Peddapalli–Nizamabad rail services soon". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
4. ^ "23-year wait for railway line ends - The Hindu". The Hindu. 23 March 2017.
5. ^ "23-year wait for railway line ends". The Hindu. 23 March 2017.
6. ^ "Rs 4,418 crore sanctioned for rail projects across Telangana". The Times of India. 4 February 2023.
7. ^ "Four train services extended, to be flagged off from Telangana on October 9 - the New Indian Express".
8. ^ "Indian Railways Map - Railway Enquiry".

## External links

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* Peddapalli-Karimnagar-Nizamabad S L Project
* Peddapalli-Karimnagar Railway line commissioned

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Railways in Southern India

Authority|

* Ministry of Railways
* Railway Board

Railway companies|

* Indian Railways
* Konkan Railway
* Kerala Rail Development Corporation

| Defunct|

* East Coast State Railway
* Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways
* Madras Railway
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
* Mysore State Railway
* Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
* South Indian Railway Company
* Southern Mahratta Railway

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Zones and divisions|

| East Coast|

* Waltair

|

South Central|

* Guntakal
* Guntur
* Hyderabad
* Secunderabad
* Vijayawada

Southern|

* Chennai
* Madurai
* Palakkad
* Salem
* Thiruvananthapuram
* Tiruchirappalli

South Western|

* Bangalore
* Hubli
* Mysore

Workshops|

* BEML
* Bharat Heavy Electricals
* Golden Rock
* Integral Coach Factory
* ICF coach
* Rail Wheel Factory

Depots|

| Electric Loco|

* Arakkonam
* Erode
* Guntakal
* Kazipet
* Krishnarajapuram
* Lallaguda
* Royapuram
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

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Diesel Loco|

* Coonoor
* Erode
* Ernakulam
* Golden Rock
* Gooty
* Guntakal
* Hubli
* Kazipet
* Krishnarajapuram
* Tondiarpet
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

Steam Loco|

* Coonoor

Multiple Unit|

* Avadi
* Bangalore
* Kollam
* Palakkad
* Tambaram
* Velachery
* Vijayawada

Lines|

| Main|

* Chennai–Bangalore
* Chennai–Howrah
* Chennai–Gudur
* Gudur–Vijayawada
* Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam
* Visakhapatnam–Khurda Road
* Chennai–New Delhi
* Chennai–Mumbai
* Renigunta–Guntakal
* Guntakal–Solapur

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Broad Gauge|

* Bangalore–Hassan
* Bangalore–Hubli
* Bangalore–Mysore
* Bhimavaram–Narasapur
* Chamarajanagar–Mysore
* Chennai–Thanjavur
* Cochin–Shoranur
* Ernakulam–Kayamkulam
* Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam
* Erode–Tiruchirappalli
* Gudivada–Machilipatnam
* Gudur–Renigunta
* Guntakal–Vasco da Gama
* Guntur–Tenali
* Guntur–Vijayawada
* Jolarpettai–Shoranur
* Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram
* Kazipet–Vijayawada
* Konkan Railway
* Kirandul–Kothavalasa
* Kollam–Sengottai
* Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram
* Kothapalli–Manoharabad
* Madurai–Tirunelveli
* Manamadurai–Rameswaram
* Manamadurai–Virudhunagar
* Mangalore–Mysore
* Mangalore–Shoranur
* Motumarri–Vishnupuram
* Nagercoil–Tirunelveli
* Nallapadu–Nandyal
* Nallapadu–Pagidipalli
* Nandyal–Guntakal
* Nandyal–Yerraguntla
* Nidadavolu–Vijayawada
* Nilambur–Shoranur
* Palakkad–Pollachi
* Peddapalli–Nizamabad
* Pune–Londa
* Samalkot–Kakinada
* Secunderabad–Dhone
* Secunderabad–Manmad
* Secunderabad–Nagpur
* Tenali–Repalle
* Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram

Mountain|

* Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Defunct|

* Cochin State Forest Tramway
* Kundala Valley Railway
* Nilambur–Nanjangud line
* Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains|

* Express
* High speed
* Luxury
* Passenger

Stations|

| Major|

* Arakkonam Jn.
* Chengalpattu Jn.
* Bengaluru
* KSR Bengaluru
* Yesvantpur Jn.
* Chennai
* Avadi
* Chennai Central
* Chennai Egmore
* Tambaram
* Coimbatore Jn.
* Ernakulam Jn.
* Hyderabad
* Hyderabad Deccan
* Kacheguda
* Secunderabad Jn.
* Katpadi Jn.
* Kollam Jn.
* Kozhikode
* Madurai Jn.
* Mysuru Jn.
* Thiruvananthapuram Central
* Thrissur
* Tirupati
* Tiruvallur
* Vijayawada Jn.
* Visakhapatnam Jn.

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Suburban and metro|

| Operational|

| Suburban|

* Chennai Suburban
* Chennai MRTS
* Hyderabad MMTS

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Metro|

* Chennai Metro
* Kochi Metro
* Hyderabad Metro
* Namma Metro

Proposed|

* Bengaluru Monorail
* Chennai Metrolite
* Chennai Monorail
* Coimbatore Metro
* Kozhikode Light Metro
* Madurai Metro
* Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro
* Trichy Metro

Railway companies|

* Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
* Bangalore Suburban Rail Company
* Chennai Metro Rail Limited
* Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation
* Kochi Metro Rail Limited

Accidents
and incidents|

* South Indian railway strike (1928)
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway strike (1932)
* Rameswaram cyclone (1964)
* Indian Railway strike (1974)
* Peruman accident (1988)
* Nellore fire (2012)
* Chennai bombing (2014)
* Medak collision (2014)
* Anekal derailment (2015)
* Tamil Nadu train collision (2024)

Related articles|

* Madras Time
* Timeline of Southern Railway zone

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South Central Railway

Administration|

* Ministry of Railways
* Rail Nilayam

History|

* Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
* Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway

Divisions|

* Hyderabad
* Nanded
* Secunderabad

Sections / Branch lines|

* Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section
* Secunderabad–Dhone section
* Nallapadu–Nandyal section

Railway stations|

* Karnataka
* Maharashtra
* Telangana

Subsidiaries|

* Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
* Rail Land Development Authority
* Central Organisation for Railway Electrification

Institutes|

* Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications

Transits|

* Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System

See also|

* Rail transport in India

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