Peddapalli–Nizamabad line


Peddapalli-Nizamabad line is a single-track broad gauge railway line in the Indian state of Telangana. It connects Nizamabad and Peddapalli in South Central Railway zone. It reduces the distance between Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Warangal. Peddapalli is located on Kazipet-Balharshah section of Delhi-Chennai line, known as Grand Trunk line and Nizamabad is located on Kacheguda–Manmad section.

History

Peddapalli-Karimnagar-Nizamabad railway line was sanctioned by the Late Shri.P.V. Narasimha Rao who was the 10th Prime Minister of India in the year of 1993. It took 23 years to be completed in a phased manner.
The section between Peddapalli and Karimnagar was completed and train services were started in 2001. It took another 6 years to complete the stretch between Karimnagar and Jagityal and passenger trains were extended till Jagityal from 2007. On 29 December 2016 upon the completion of railway tracks between Jagityal and Morthad, the demu trains were further extended till Morthad mandal of Nizamabad district and passenger trains began moving between Karimnagar-Morthad and Peddapalli-Jagityal. After the fund allocation for the remaining section between Morthad and Nizamabad, the works were accelerated and within a year the Peddapalli-Nizamabad line via Karimnagar was ready for operations and the services began from 25 March 2017.

Stations

Single line electrification is completed between Peddapalli and Lingampet Jagityal section under Phase 1 Construction completed in March 2019. Phase 2 from Lingampet Jagityal till Nizamabad is under construction.
Markings are completed. Poles laying work started in 2020.

Passenger Trains