Nagpur–Secunderabad line

Nagpur–Secunderabad line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Maharashtra and Telangana
Termini	Nagpur Secunderabad
Service
Operator(s)	Central Railway, South Central Railway
Depot(s)	Ajni, Kazipet, Moula Ali, Hyderabad
Rolling stock	WAP-7, WAG-7 locos, WAG-9, WAG-9I, WDG-4, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, and WDM-2.
History
Opened	1929 (1929)
Technical
Track length	Mainline: 581 km (361 mi) Branch line: Majri-Mudkhed 266 km (165 mi) Nizamabad–Peddapalli section
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	1988–91
Operating speed	up to 130 km/h
Route map km Bhopal–Nagpur section Bilaspur–Nagpur section 0 Nagpur 1 Moti Bagh 3 Ajni 9 Khapri 16 Gumgaon NH 7 to Western Coalfields Ltd. Umrer Coalfield 25 Butibori Wena River 32 Borikhedi 44 Sindi 52 Tuljapur 62 Seloo Road Dham River 70 Barud 73 Sewagram Nagpur–Bhusawal section 79 Chitoda 84 Bhugaon 90 Sonegaon 99 Wagholi Vena River 106 Hinganghat 113 Yenor 123 Nagri 135 Chikni Road km 145 Warora 000 158 Majri Wardha Valley Coalfield Majri Colliery 168 Bhandak Wardha River 177 Tadali Majri Khadan 006 Naigaon OCP Wani 013 184 Chotipadoli Rajur colliery 185 Vivekanandanagar Kayar 035 Irai River Lingti 064 Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station Pimplakhuti 079 192 Chandrapur Painganga River Steel Authority of India Ltd. Maharshtra Electrosmelt Chanakh Zarpath River Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh border Wardha Valley Coalfield Lalpeth colliery Adilabad 101 196 Babupeth Umram 113 201 Wasanapura Talmadugu 116 202 Gondwanavispur Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra border Bilaspur–Nagpur section Kosai 123 Ballarpur Industries Ltd. Ambari 138 206 Balharshah Kinwat 146 Wardha River Bodhai Bujurg 161 215 Manikgarh Dhanora Deccan 175 Manikgarh, Awarpur and Maratha cement plants Mahimba 182 224 Wihirgaon Jirona 197 233 Wirur Himayat Nagar 206 239 Makundi Kadki Bazar 210 Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh border Jalgaon 215 257 Sirpur Town Parwa Khurd 218 266 Vempalli Hadgaon Road 224 Sirpur Paper Mill Devthana 236 275 Sirpur Kaghaznagar Tharban 238 282 Ralapet Bhokar 244 290 Asifabad Road Bimbari 251 295 Repalliwada Jambari 256 303 Rechni Road Mudkhed 266 313 Bellampalli Secunderabad–Manmad line Santhikhani colliery km 323 Mandamari 328 Ravindrakhani ACC/Mancherial Cement Company 334 Mancherial Godavari River 343 Peddampet 347 Ramagundam NTPC Ramagundam Singareni Collieries Co. O C P SH 1 357 Raghavapuram 365 Peddapalli Karimnagar 373 Kotapally 379 Kolaoor 383 Odela 388 Potkapalli Manneri River 398 Bisugir Sharif 404 Jamikunta 416 Uppal 428 Hasanparthi Road Kazipet–Vijayawada section 440 0 Kazipet 8 Pindial 13 Naskhal 20 Ghanpur 26 Ippugudda 37 Raghunathpalli 43 Yasanntapur Warangal– Hyderabad Road 48 Jangaon SH 9 53 Pembarti 64 Aler 73 Wangapalli 79 Rajgir 85 Bhongir NH 202 Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section 95 Pagidipalli 99 Bibinagar 112 Ghatkesar NH 202 119 Charlapalli 126 Moula Ali 129 Lallaguda Secunderabad–Manmad line Secunderabad–Dhone section 132 Secunderabad 133 James Street 135 Sanjivaiah Park Solapur–Guntakal section 137 Hussain Sagar 138 Necklace Road 139 Khairatabad 141 Hyderabad Deccan (Nampally) km Sources: Google Maps Nagpur–Bhusaval Passenger 51286 Ajni–Kazipet Passenger 57135 Kazipet–Hyderabad Passenger 1655C Deekshabhoomi Express 11046

The Nagpur–Secunderabad line is a railway line connecting Nagpur and Secunderabad.^[1] A major portion of this 581-kilometre-long (361 mi) track, from Nagpur to Kazipet, is part of the Delhi–Chennai line. It is also part of the Delhi–Hyderabad line. The line is under the jurisdiction of Central Railway and South-Central Railway.

With the completion of the Kazipet–Ballarshah link in 1929, Chennai was directly linked to Delhi.^[2]

The Wadi–Secunderabad line was built in 1874 with financing by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It later became part of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway. In 1889, the main line of the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway was extended to Vijayawada, then known as Bezwada.^[3]

As of 1909, "From Wadi on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway runs east to Warangal and then south-east towards Bezwada on the East Coast section of the Madras Railway."^[4]

The Kazipet–Ramagundam sector was electrified in 1987–88, the Ramagundam–Balharshah–Nagpur sector in 1988–89, the Kazipet–Secunderabad sector in 1991–93 and Majri–Rajpur sector in 1994–95.^[5]

The Delhi–Chennai Central line (Grand Trunk route) is classified as a "Group A" line which can take speeds up to 160 km/h.^[6]

The Wadi–Secunderabad–Kazipet line is classified as "Group B" line and can take speeds up to 130 km/h.^[7]

Railway stations on this line, namely Nagpur and Secunderabad, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[8]

Ajni has an electric loco shed and a diesel trip shed. It is primarily a freight shed with around 190 locos. It houses WAG-7, WAG-9, WAG-9I, and WAP-7 locos. Kazipet diesel loco shed houses WAG-9 and WDG-4 locos. Opened in 2006, Kazipet electric loco shed houses 150+ WAG-7 locos. Maula Ali has a shed for diesel locomotives and EMUs. It houses WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, DHMUs (3-car and 6-car) and EMUs. Hyderabad has an electric trip shed.^[9]

Nagpur has a coach maintenance workshop. Ajni has goods wagon repair facility. There is a routine overhaul depot for wagon maintenance at Ramagundam and coaching maintenance depots at Secunderabad, Hyderabad and Kazipet.^[9]

• Trains at Balharshah
• Trains at Kazipet
• Trains at Secunderabad
• Trains at Majri
• Trains at Mudkhed