page_title: Secunderabad Junction railway station
section_title: Station
hierarchical_section_title: Secunderabad Junction railway station / Station
caption_attribution_description: English: Secunderabad Railway station during wee hours
context_page_description: Secunderabad Junction, is a major intercity railway station and a commuter rail hub in the Hyderabad urban area. In the city centre, the station is in the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. Built in 1874 by the Nizam of Hyderabad during the British era, it was the main station of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway until the Kachiguda railway station opened in 1916. The station was taken over by Indian Railways in 1951, when NGSR was nationalized. Its main portico and concourse are influenced by Nizamesque architecture. The station, which resembles a fort, is a tourist attraction in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
  It is connected by rail to all regions of India. About 170,000 passengers arrive at the station daily on 229 trains. On the Vijayawada–Wadi and Secunderabad-Manmad railway lines, it is the zone headquarters of the South Central Railway and the headquarters of the SCR's Secunderabad Division. The station has received ISO-9001 certification for quality management in ticket booking, parcel and luggage booking and platform management. Indian Railways has proposed an upgrade to a world-class station, emphasising vertical expansion.
context_section_description: Secunderabad is one of India's largest and busiest railway stations. The main railway terminus and a commuter hub in the Hyderabad urban area (the capital of Telangana), it is one of four major stations serving the city; the other three are Lingampalli, Kacheguda and the Hyderabad Deccan railway station.
  The station is the zone headquarters of South Central Railway and the headquarters of the Secunderabad Division. It is the busiest railway station in the state and SCR's Second-largest junction, after Vijayawada Junction. To reduce traffic at Secunderabad, the Railway Board has decided on a fourth major station in Hyderabad. There are two proposals for the new terminal: Malkajgiri and Moula-Ali.
  Secunderabad Station has a standard station layout. All its tracks are broad-gauge and electrified. The Secunderabad-Manmad Line is non-electrified, however, so diesel trains are common.
  The station has 10 platforms, which are covered by a reinforced concrete roof. Each platform can handle a train with more than 24 coaches. There is an additional track between platforms seven and eight, which is a service track for the Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System and suburban trains (where two trains halt at the same platform, due to their short length). Platforms six and seven are divided in two (6A and B and 7A and B).
  Platform use is:
  1 and 2: Long distance, inter-city express trains, such as the Rajdhani Express, Garib Rath Express, and Telangana Express
  3–5: Inter-city express trains with fewer passengers; most are regional trains.
  6A,6B and 7A,7B: Hyderabad MMTS and suburban rail
  8: Regional and some mail express trains
  9: Special trains or other trains at peak hours
  10: High-speed, long distance express trains
  Secunderabad is a junction of tracks from five directions:
  Kachiguda-Kurnool-Guntakal-Bangalore
  Malkajgiri-Bolaram-Nizamabad-Nanded-Parbhani
  Vikarabad-Wadi
  Bibinagar-Kazipet-Dornakal-Vijayawada Junction-Tenali Junction
  Bibinagar-Nalgonda-Guntur-Tenali-Repalle
  The Vijayawada-Secunderabad and Repalle-Secunderabad lines join at Bibinagar, near Secunderabad. The Vijayawada Junction-Wadi line is the only electrified line.
caption: The station at night
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