Secunderabad railway division

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Secunderabad Railway Division
Shortened form of South Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways.jpg
Reporting mark SC
Locale Telangana, India
Dates of operation 1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Predecessor Southern Railway zone
Length 1,311.06 kilometres (814.65 mi)
Headquarters Secunderabad
Website www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in

Secunderabad Railway Division is one of the six divisions of South Central Railway zone (SCR) of the Indian Railways.[1] It is one of the top five divisions of Indian Railways and its divisional and zonal headquarters are at Secunderabad.[2]

History

Secunderabad division was formed on 2 October 1966. It had broad gauge and meter gauge, later, meter gauge was a part of Hyderabd division.[2]

Routes

It covers the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The following are the sections under the division.

Secunderabad Jn. - Kazipet Jn. –Balharshah Jn.
Peddapalli Jn. – Jagityal
Balharshah Jn. - Gadchandur
Bibinagar Jn. – Pagidipall
Kazipet Jn. - Dornakal Jn. - Kondapalli.
Motamarri – Mellacheruvu
Dornakal Jn. – Manuguru
Kesarapalli – Singareni
Secunderabad Jn. - Vikarabad Jn. - Parli Vaijnath
Vikarabad Jn. - Wadi Jn.

Economy

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$590 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$190 million).[2]

See also

References

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