Secunderabad–Bolarum route
South Central Railway | |||
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| History | |||
| Opened | 2003 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Number of tracks | 2 | ||
| Character | Surface | ||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad Gauge | ||
| Electrification | Secundrabad to Safilguda 25 kV 50 Hz AC current, rest under electrification | ||
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The Secunderabad–Bolarum (abbr. SB) is a
Bolarum 5 times a day.[2]
History
The Secunderabad–Bolarum route is one of the oldest suburban rail in the city of Hyderabad, established by Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway. Initially, it was a metre-gauge track but was later converted into broad-gauge.[2]
Stations
| Secunderabad–Bolarum | |||||
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| Station Code | Station Name | Connections | |||
| SC | Secunderabad | Secunderabad West metro station
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| LGDH | Lallaguda
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| MJF | Malkajgiri
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| DYE | Dayanandnagar
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| SFX | Safilguda
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| RKO | Ramakrishnapuram
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| AMQ | Ammuguda
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| CVW | Cavalry Barracks
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| ALW | Alwal
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| BOZ | Bolarum Bazar
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| BMO | Bolarum
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MMTS route
Secunderabad–Bolarum route is scheduled to take off as a part of the phase 2 of the Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System in December 2018., however was delayed due to paucity of funds.[3][4] The work of the section is nearing to completion in February 2020.[5].Finally, 13 MMTS Services along 2 routes under the MMTS phase 2 was inaugurated on 8th april 2023 on Secunderabad medchal & Falaknuma Umdanagar routes by PM Narendra Modi.[6]
Electrification
Railway electrification system of the 13 km long route was completed in 2018 by South Central Railway.[7]
Image gallery
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Bodhan-MBNR Passenger with WDM3A loco at Alwal Railway Station -
NZB-Kacheguda Passenger with WDG-3A loco at Malkajgiri Railway Station -
(Manoharabad-SC) DHMU at Malkajgiri Railway Station -
(SC-Medchal) Local and Freight train at Bolarum Railway Station
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References
- ^ India, The Hans (16 June 2018). "Better train services on Bolarum-Secunderabad route sought". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Secunderabad residents want MMTS trains works to be expedited". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Long-pending allocation of Rs 40 crore for MMTS Phase II comes through". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi flagged off 13 new MMTS services in the suburban section of the Hyderabad-Secunderabad twin city region". 8 April 2023.
- ^ Baski, AuthorSunny. "SCR to electrify all routes in Telangana". Telangana Today. Retrieved 28 August 2020.