South Central Railway zone

Ex MP Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy requested the creation of a new railway zone. The zone was formed on 2 October 1965 by merging the carved-out divisions of Hubli, Vijayawada of Southern Railway zone and Solapur, Secunderabad of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway. On 2 October 1977, Guntakal division of Southern Railway zone was merged and the already merged division of Solapur was demerged from the zone and became part of its former Central Railway zone. On 17 February 1978, the Hyderabad division was formed by splitting the existing Secunderabad railway division. On 1 April 2002, two new divisions of Guntur and Nanded were created in this zone and the Hubli division was demerged and became part of South Western Railway zone. The Khandwa Akola section was merged into Bhusaval Division of Central Railways as the line was taken up for Gauge Conversion in 2017. On 27 February 2019, AP part of Waltair Division, Vijayawada, Guntur and Guntakal divisions were merged into newly formed South Coast Railway zone. == Jurisdiction ==

The zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh. ==Divisions==

• Secunderabad railway division • Hyderabad railway division • Nanded railway division == Infrastructure ==

Workshops The zone has mechanical workshops at Mettuguda and Lallaguda. The Carriage Workshop at Lallaguda was established in 1893. It was then known as the Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Workshop of the Nizam State Railway (NSR) and renamed as Carriage workshop in 1997. Restored wagons, coaches and a variety of artefacts related to railway history are displayed at the workshop. Sheds The zone has diesel loco sheds at Kazipet and Moula Ali. The zone has electric loco sheds at Lallaguda(Secunderabad) and Kazipet. The zone has one EMU Car shed at Moula Ali EMU. Depots The zone has Passenger coach care depots at Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Kacheguda, Kazipet, Nanded and Purna. Additionally, Ramagundam, Bellampally have wagon maintenance depots. Training institutes The zone has training institutes for imparting and learning railway techniques serving both Indian as well foreign railway staff at Secunderabad, Kazipet and Washim. Healthcare Railway Hospitals located in these areas Div. Hospitals at Secunderabad, Kazipet and Nanded have healthcare facilities serving exclusively for the employees of Indian railways and their families. ==Loco sheds==

• Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda • Electric Loco Shed, Kazipet • Diesel Loco Shed, Moula Ali • Diesel Loco Shed, Kazipet ==Routes==

• Delhi-Chennai main line (a diagonal of the golden quadrilateral Grand trunk route) connecting north-south regions. • Jn- Jn- (end points excluded). • Jn- Jn- Jn(excl) connecting delhi-chennai line to Mumbai-Chennai line • Jn- -Jn- Jn • PeddapalliJn- Jn • Dornakal Junction - Bhadrachalam Road - Manuguru • Bethampudi Junction(Bhadrachalam Road) - Sathupalli • Manoharabad Junction - Kothapalli Junction • Devarakadra Junction - Krishna Junction • Gadwal Junction - Raichur Junction • Janakampet Junction - Bodhan • Motumarri Junction - Vishnupuram Junction ==Major junctions==

• Dornakal Jn • Kalaburagi Junction • Kazipet Jn. • Mudkhed Jn. • Nizamabad Jn. • Parbhani Jn. • Peddapalli Jn. • Purna Jn. • Secunderabad Jn. • Vikarabad Jn. • Manoharabad Jn. == Projects ==

• Rail Manufacturing Unit, Kazipet • The Manoharabad-Kothapally railway line, which connects Karimnagar to Manoharabad is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in 2025. • Mahbubnagar-Munirabad new line, this line received funds in the 2023 Union Budget == Performance and earnings ==

For FY 2024–25 first quarter, the zone operated an average of 315.44 mail/exp and 162.18 passenger trains on a daily basis. For the financial year 2023–24, the zone had grossed a record revenue of , an increase on 7% from the previous fiscal. It recorded passenger footfall of and earned . While, the freight earnings stood at by transporting . == Achievements ==

• For FY 2024–25, as part of ‘Mission Zero Scrap’, the zone earned a whopping by the sale of scrap. • In 2018, for the cleanliness category, it was ranked second among all railway zones in India. • South Central Railway topped among all railway zones of India in terms of train punctuality and passenger earnings in 2016–17. • The zone has become the first in the country to complete 100% LED lighting at all 733 stations under its jurisdiction. == See also ==