Hyderabad Deccan railway station

Hyderabad railway station, popularly known as Hyderabad Deccan railway station or Nampally railway station, (station code: HYB[1]) is located at Nampally, a locality in Hyderabad constructed and earlier run by the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway of the Hyderabad State.

"Hyderabad Railway Station" redirects here. For the station in Pakistan, see Hyderabad Junction railway station.

Hyderabad

Nampally
Indian Railways and Hyderabad MMTS station
Front view of the station
General information
Other namesHyderabad Deccan
LocationNampally, Hyderabad, Telangana
 India
Coordinates17°23′32.64″N 78°28′3″E
Elevation536 m (1,759 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Central Railways
Platforms6
Tracks22
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeHYB
Zone(s) South Central Railway zone
Division(s) Secunderabad
History
Opened1907 (1907)
Location
Hyderabad Deccan is located in Telangana
Hyderabad Deccan
Hyderabad Deccan
Location in Telangana
Hyderabad Deccan is located in India
Hyderabad Deccan
Hyderabad Deccan
Location in India
Interactive map

Introduction

Hyderabad Deccan railway station is a terminus, meaning the tracks go only in one direction. The station has 6 platforms. Platform No. 4 is the main platform that is directly located at the main entrance of the station, and is the first platform that one reaches after entering the station. Platform No. 4 is meant for trains departing from Hyderabad Deccan, such as Telangana Express, Charminar Express, Chennai Express, Godavari Express (PF. No. 5). Platform numbers 1, 2 and 3 are smaller platforms, and they are located on the "side" entrance of the station. These platforms are exclusively used for operating Hyderabad Multi Modal Transport System trains and the Warangal/ Kazipet Push-Pull Service, and other slow low priority trains. Platform number 5 is used for departure of trains and Platform No. 6 is exclusively used for the arrival and receival of incoming trains.

Administration

It falls under the Secunderabad Division of South Central Railway. The station serves the city of Hyderabad by rail to and from many important towns and cities in the country.

MMTS Rail

Hyderabad Deccan railway station is a train station in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Localities like Salar Jung Museum, Charminar and Hyderguda are accessible from this station. MMTS trains run from Hyderabad Deccan to Lingampalli/Falaknuma.

Developments

The station is powered by 228 kW (306 hp) solar power plant costing ₹1.3 crore (US$160,000) funded by Persistent Foundation and EPC completed by Sunshot Technologies.[2] It is connected to Nampally Metro Station with a covered walkway and railing.[3]

Solar power plant at Hyderabad railway station

Lines

Originating express trains
Train No. Train Name Destination Departure Running Route
17011 Sirpur Kaghaznagar Intercity Express Sirpur Kaghaznagar 04:50 All Days Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Ramagundam
12723 Telangana Express New Delhi 06:00 All Days Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Ramagundam, Balharshah, Nagpur, Bhopal Jn., Virangana Lakshmibai, Gwalior Jn., Agra Cantt., Mathura Jn., Hazrat Nizamuddin
18046 East Coast Express Kolkata Shalimar 08:00 All Days Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Tuni, Visakhapatnam Jn., Vizianagaram Jn., Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar, Balasore, Kharagpur Jn., Santragachi Jn.
17647 Hyderabad Deccan - Purna Express Purna 08:20 All Days Begampet, Vikarabad Jn., Bidar, Latur Road, Parbhani Jn.
17021 Vasco-da-Gama Express Vasco-da-Gama 09:15 Thu Secunderabad Jn., Kacheguda, Mahabubnagar, Kurnool City, Guntakal Jn., Bellary Jn., Hospet Jn., Gadag Jn., Hubli Jn., Castle Rock, Madgaon
12702 Hussainsagar Express Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) 14:50 All Days Begampet, Vikarabad Jn., Kalaburagi, Solapur Jn., Pune Jn., Kalyan Jn., Dadar
17020 Hyderabad Deccan - Jaipur Express Jaipur 15:10 Sat Secunderabad Jn., Nizamabad, H.S. Nanded, Parbhani Jn., Jalna, Aurangabad, Manmad Jn., Bhusaval Jn., Itarsi Jn., Bhopal Jn., Ujjain Jn., Ratlam Jn., Chittaurgarh, Ajmer
07509 Hyderabad Deccan - Tirupati Special Tirupati 16:35 Sat Secunderabad Jn., Kacheguda, Mahabubnagar, Kurnool City, Gooty Jn., Cuddapah, Renigunta Jn.
17320 Hyderabad Deccan - Hubli Express Hubli Jn. 15:50 All Days Begampet, Vikarabad Jn., Kalaburagi, Bijapur, Badami, Gadag Jn.
12604 Chennai SF Express MGR Chennai Central 16:45 All Days Secunderabad Jn., Nalgonda, Guntur Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sullurupeta
12728 Godavari SF Express Visakhapatnam Jn. 17:05 All Days Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajamundry, Samalkot Jn., Tuni, Anakapalle
12760 Charminar Express Tambaram 18:00 All Days Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sullurupeta, Chennai Egmore
07115 Hyderabad Deccan - Jaipur Special Jaipur 20:25 Mon, Wed Secunderabad Jn., Nizamabad, H.S. Nanded, Purna Jn., Akola Jn., Itarsi Jn., Bhopal Jn., Ujjain Jn., Ratlam Jn., Chittaurgarh, Ajmer
17014 Hyderabad Deccan - Hadapsar Express Hadapsar 20:35 Mon, Thu, Sat Begampet, Vikarabad Jn., Bidar, Latur Road, Daund Jn.
17032 Mumbai Express Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) 20:55 All Days Begampet, Vikarabad Jn., Kalaburagi, Solapur Jn., Daund Jn., Pune Jn., Kalyan Jn., Dadar
02575 Hyderabad Deccan - Gorakhpur Special Gorakhpur 21:05 Fri Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi Jn., Bhopal Jn., Bina Jn., Virangana Lakshmibai, Kanpur Central, Lucknow City
17649 Hyderabad Deccan - Aurangabad Express Aurangabad 22:45 All Days Begampet, Vikarabad Jn., Latur Road, Parbhani Jn., Jalna
12721 Dakshin SF Express Hazrat Nizamuddin 23:00 All Days Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi Jn., Bhopal Jn., Virangana Lakshmibai, Gwalior Jn., Agra Cantt., Mathura Jn., Faridabad
17005 Hyderabad Deccan - Raxaul Express Raxaul 23:10 Thu Secunderabad Jn., Kazipet Jn., Balharshah, Gondia Jn., Durg, Raupur Jn., Bilaspur Jn., Jharsuguda Jn., Rourkela, Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad Jn., Jasidih Jn., Darbhanga Jn.

Infrastructure

This station has 7 pit lines for primary maintenance of trains originating from here.

And few weekly Express and Passenger trains are maintained here. Some of the trains which originating from Secunderabad will come to this station for primary maintenance.

See also

References
  1. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. M. Somasekhar (23 March 2017). "Hyderabad's Nampally railway station gets rooftop solar power plant". Business Line. Hyderabad. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. "Metro rail near Nampally to have a period look".
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