Bellampally railway station

Bellampally, also spelled Bellampalli, (Code: BPA) is a railway station in Bellampalle, Telangana and falls under the Secunderabad railway division of the South Central Railway Zone of the Indian Railways.[2] The station is categorized as a Non Suburban Grade- 5 (NSG- 5) station.[1]

Bellampally


Bellampalli
Indian Railways station
General information
Other namesBellampalle
LocationMancheriyal Road, Bellampalli, Telangana
India
Coordinates19.052677°N 79.4837454°E / 19.052677; 79.4837454
Elevation204 metres above sea level
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Central Railway zone
Line(s)Nagpur–Hyderabad line
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBPA
Zone(s) South Central Railway zone
Division(s) Secunderabad
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Rebuilt2019[1]
Passengers
4,200 per day (2019)[1]
Location
Bellampally is located in India
Bellampally
Bellampally
Location within India
Bellampally is located in Telangana
Bellampally
Bellampally
Bellampally (Telangana)

Geography

Bellampalli railway station is located on the Grand Trunk line. Nearest junctions are Peddapalli Junction, Kazipet Junction, Ballarshah Junction.

History

Bellampalli is located on the longest railway line, which is called the Grand Trunk line (New Delhi–Chennai). It is well connected by rail from various towns/cities in India. It comes under South Central Railways. With the completion of the KazipetBalharshah link in 1929, Chennai was directly linked to Delhi.[3] It has 3 platforms.

Train frequency

Nearly 25 Trains will Halt at Bellampally railway station.

Electrification

The Balharshah–Ramagundam sector in 1987–88 was electrified. This station is famous for MGR (Merry go round) system i.e., goods or coal carriage trains continuously runs and overhauls at this station.

Facilities

As part of the Station Redevelopment Project, Indian Railways has upgraded the Bellampalli railway station with many passenger-friendly facilities.The general waiting hall, ladies' waiting hall, as well as the upper-class waiting hall present on the east side of the station have been modernized and widened as part of the redevelopment project.

Developments

A new 201.04 kilometres (124.92 mi) railway line has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs between Balharshah and Kazipet on August 26, 2016.[4] The new line is extremely useful from goods loading point of view with FCI at Jammikunta, Kesoram Cement at Raghavapuram, Thermal Power Stations and SCCL at Ramagundam in Telangana, and Cement Chandrapur in Maharashtra.[4] This will facilitate both the passenger traffic and goods movement that include cement, coal and food.[5]

References

  1. "Indian Railways gives a ravishing makeover to Bellampalli station along with many new facilities; see pics". The Financial Express. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. "Trains to Bellampalli Station – 51 Arrivals SCR/South Central Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. "IR History: Early Days – III". Chronology of railways in India, Part 3 (1900–1947). Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. "Cabinet approves construction of third line between Ballarshah-Kazipet". Business Standard. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. "New rail line between Kazipet and Ballarshah". The Times of India. Hyderabad. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.


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