Kazipet Junction railway station

Kazipet Junction railway station (station code:- KZJ)[1] is located in Warangal Urban district of Telangana. It is a crucial railway junction connecting Northern and Southern India.

Kazipet Junction
Regional rail, Light rail and Goods railway station
Main entrance of Kazipet railway station
Location	Main Road, Kazipet, Warangal urban district, Telangana  India
Coordinates	17°58′26″N 79°30′40″E
Elevation	292 metres (958 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Central Railways
Line(s)	Kazipet–Secunderabad section, Kazipet–Vijayawada section, Kazipet–Nagpur section
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KZJ
Zone(s)	South Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Secunderabad
History
Opened	Between 1874 and 1889
Location
Kazipet Junction Location within Telangana Kazipet Junction Kazipet Junction (India)

History

With the completion of the Kazipet–Balharshah link in 1929, Chennai was directly linked to Delhi.[2]

The Wadi–Secunderabad line was built in 1874 with financing by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It later became part of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway. In 1889, the main line of the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway was extended to Vijayawada, then known as Bezwada.[3]

As of 1909, "From Wadi on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway runs east to Warangal and then south-east towards Bezwada on the East Coast section of the Madras Railway."[4]

Electrification

The Dornakal–Kazipet sector was electrified in 1988–89, the Kazipet–Ramagundam sector in 1987–88 and the Kazipet–Secunderabad sector in 1991–93.[5]

Amenities

Kazipet railway station[6] has computerized reservation counters, retiring room, waiting room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshments and book stall.[7]

Economy

Platforms 1 and 2

Coal freight from Singareni, Kothagudem, Ramagundam, Bellampalli and Balharshah mines account for around 40 per cent of the goods traffic handled by the railways in the Kazipet–Balharshah sector.[8]

Developments

A new 201.04 kilometres (124.92 mi) railway line has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs between Balharshah Junction and Kazipet. The new line will be passing through Warangal, Ramagundam, Mancherial and Asifabad districts in Telangana, and through Chandrapur in Maharashtra.[9] This will facilitate both the passenger traffic and goods movement that include cement, coal and food.[10]

Loco sheds

Kazipet Diesel Loco Shed houses WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A and WDG-4 locos. Opened in 2006, Kazipet Electric Loco Shed houses 100 WAG-7 & 72 WAG-9 locos. There is a coaching maintenance depot at Kazipet.[11] Kazipet Junction diesel loco shed was selected to receive an international quality certificate in October 2017.

References

1. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
2. "IR History: Early Days – III". Chronology of railways in India, Part 3 (1900–1947). Retrieved 26 November 2013.
3. "IR History:Early days II". 1870–1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
4. "Hyderabad – Imperial Gazetteer of India". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
5. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
6. "Kazipet". TSI. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
7. "Kazipet to Visakhapatnam trains". Make My Trip. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
8. Reddy, V. Ramakrishna (1987). Economic history of Hyderabad State : Warangal Suba, 1911–1950. Delhi: Gian Pub. House. p. 523. ISBN 8121200997.
9. "Cabinet approves construction of third line between Ballarshah–Kazipet". Business Standard. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
10. "New rail line between Kazipet and Ballarshah". The Times of India. Hyderabad. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
11. "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

External links

• More about WAGON Manufacture Unit
• Trains at Kazipet

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Terminus		South Central Railway zone Kazipet–Ramagundam–Balharshah section		Hasanparthi Road
Terminus		South Central Railway zone Kazipet–Dornakal–Vijayawada section		Warangal
Terminus		South Central Railway zone Kazipet–Secunderabad section		Pindial