Secunderabad railway division
# Secunderabad railway division

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

## 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.

## Routes

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

The following are the sections under the division.

| Section | Type of track | Traction | Distance |
| - | - | - | - |
| Secunderabad Jn-Kazipet Jn-Balharshah Jn(excl)(B.G.) | Double | Electric | 367 km |
| Kazipet Jn-Dornakal Jn-Kondapalli(excl) (B.G.) | Double | Electric | 217 km |
| Secunderabad Jn-Vikarabad Jn-Wadi Jn(excl) (B.G.) | Double | Electric | 185 km |
| Motumarri-Janpahad(excl) (B.G.) | Single | Electric | 78 km |
| Dornakal Jn- Manuguru(B.G.) | Single | Electric | 86 km |
| Peddapalli Jn- Karimnagar- Nizamabad Jn(excl)(B.G.) | Single | Electric | 177 km |
| Vikarabad Jn-latur road Jn-Parli vaijnath(B.G.) | Single | Electric | 268 km |
| Bidar-Kalaburgi line(Khanapur Jn-Taj sultanpur(excl))(B.G) | Single | Diesel | 98 km |
| Manikgarh-Gadchandur(B.G.) | Single | Electric | 28 km |
| Karepalli-Singareni(B.G.) | Single | Electric | 11 km |
| Total | | | 1490 km Route |

## 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$500 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$160 million).

