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Secunderabad railway division

Secunderabad railway division is one of the six divisions of South Central Railway zone (SCR) of the Indian Railways.[1][2] It is one of the top five divisions of Indian Railways and its divisional and zonal headquarters are at Secunderabad.[3]

History

Secunderabad division was formed on 1 October 1966. It had broad gauge and meter gauge, later, meter gauge was a part of Hyderabad division.[3]

Routes

It covers the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

Kazipet railway station
Karimnagar railway station

The following are the sections under the division.

Economy

The division contributes 64% of freight and over 35% of passenger traffic to South Central Railway. During 2011–12, the division recorded total earnings of ₹3,958 crore (US$470 million). The division has 22,178 employees. During 2012–13, the division carried a total of 32.14 million passengers, 17.48 t (17.20 long tons; 19.27 short tons) of freight with gross earnings of ₹1,264.02 crore (US$150 million).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Central Railway Divisions". Portal of Indian Railways. South Central Railway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Size of South Central Railway to be reduced by half with SCoR". Deccan Chronicle. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Brief Introduction of Division". South Central Railway. Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 8 September 2014.