Secunderabad Junction railway station
Secunderabad Junction railway station Secunderabad, Hyderabad | |||||||||
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| Indian Railways and Hyderabad MMTS station | |||||||||
Front view of the station | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Railway Officer Colony, Botiguda, Bhoiguda, Secunderabad Telangana India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°26′01″N 78°30′06″E / 17.4337°N 78.5016°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 535.60 metres (1,757.2 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | South Central Railway zone | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Secunderabad–Nagpur section Wadi–Secunderabad–Kazipet–Vijayawada section Secunderabad–Guntur section Secunderabad–Manmad section Secunderabad–Dhone section | ||||||||
| Platforms | 10 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 11 | ||||||||
| Connections | |||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||
| Parking | 350 | ||||||||
| Accessible | |||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Functioning ISO-9001 station | ||||||||
| Station code | SC | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Secunderabad | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | October 9, 1874 | ||||||||
| Electrified | 1993 | ||||||||
| Previous names | Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railway | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | 27,700,000 () | ||||||||
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Secunderabad Junction railway station (station code: SC) is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Secunderabad railway division of South Central Railway zone. It is the major Railway Junction in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in South India and one of the most important hubs in the country and a commuter rail hub in the Hyderabad urban area. Built in 1874 by the Nizam of Hyderabad during the British era, it was the main station of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway until the Kacheguda railway station opened in 1916. The station was taken over by Indian Railways in 1951, when NGSR was nationalised. Its main portico and concourse are influenced by Nizamesque architecture. The station, which resembles a fort, is a tourist attraction in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
It is connected by rail to all regions of India. About 170,000 passengers arrive at (or depart from) the station daily on 229 trains. On the Vijayawada–Wadi (the SCR's main line) and Secunderabad–Manmad railway lines, it is the zone headquarters of the South Central Railway and the headquarters of the SCR's Secunderabad Division. The station has received ISO-9001 certification for quality management in ticket booking, parcel and luggage booking and platform management. Indian Railways has proposed an upgrade to a world-class station, emphasising vertical expansion. It is connected to nearly all the parts of the twin cities by the Hyderabad MMTS, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation buses and the Hyderabad Metro. It is one of the top 100 booking stations in the Indian Railways.