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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5511
TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026
TRAIN ORIGINATING/TERMINATING IN TELANGANA
5511. SHRI VAMSI KRISHNA GADDAM:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the number of new train services introduced in Telangana
and new train services originating from or terminating in Telangana
during the last eleven years including Express trains, Vande Bharat
services and other passenger services, year-wise;
(b) the details of the new rail routes/lines commissioned in Telangana during
the said period, including major new links that have enhanced
connectivity to previously unconnected districts;
(c) the details of the new premium and high-speed services such as Vande
Bharat Express trains linked to Telangana that have been operationalised
in the last decade;
(d) the details of the train services extended or launched from Telangana to
other States or key national routes, year-wise; and
(e) the details of the steps taken by the Government to further expand rail
connectivity and passenger services in Telangana including planned
projects like the Regional Ring Railway and district-level rail links?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) to (e) : As the Railway network straddles across State boundaries, trains
are operated, as per network requirement, across such boundaries. However,
Indian Railways, during 2015-16 to 2025-26 (upto February, 26), have
introduced 34 pairs of train services which, on orignating/terminating basis,
cater to the stations located in the State of Telangana. These train services,
§ Page 1 of 8which are listed below, also include 05 pairs of Vande Bharat services and
03 pairs of Amrit Bharat services:
SN Train No. & Name
1 20101/20102 Nagpur-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express
2 20701/20702 Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express
3 20703/20704 Kacheguda-Yeswantpur Vande Bharat Express
4 20707/20708 Secunderabad -Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express
5 20833/20834 Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express
6 15293/15294 Muzaffarpur-Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express
7 17041/17042 Charlapalli-Thiruvananthapuram North (Kochuveli) Amrit
Bharat Express
8 16357/16358 Nagercoil -Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express
9 19315/19316 Indore-Lingampalli Humsafar Express
10 22127/22128 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Kazipet Express
11 12795/12796 Secunderabad-Vijayawada Express
12 11083/11084 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Kazipet Express
13 11307/11308 Hyderabad-Gulbarga Express
14 17021/17022 Hyderabad-Vasco Da Gama Express
15 17039/17040 Secunderabad -Vasco da Gama Express
16 22151/22152 Pune-Kazipet Express
17 17605/17606 Kacheguda-Bhagat Ki Kothi Express
18 18561/18562 Vishakapatnam-Kacheguda Express
19 57301/57302 Kacheguda-Medak Passenger
20 77622/77623 Mahabubnagar-Jaklair DEMU
21 77653/77654 Siddipet-Secunderabad DEMU
22 77655/77656 Siddipet-Secunderabad DEMU
23 67787/67788 Kacheguda-Raichur MEMU
24 47253/47254 Ghatkesar-Lingampalli EMU
25 47223/47224 Secunderabad -Medchal MMTS
Page 2 of 826 47225/47226 Secunderabad -Medchal MMTS
27 47227/47228 Secunderabad -Medchal MMTS
28 47229/47230 Secunderabad -Medchal MMTS
29 47221/47222 Secunderabad -Medchal MMTS
30 47231/47232 Secunderabad -Medchal MMTS
31 47233/47234 Secunderabad -Medchal MMTS
32 47235/47236 Secunderabad -Medchal MMTS
33 47237/47238 Secunderabad -Medchal MMTS
34 47239/47240 Secunderabad -Medchal MMTS
Vande Bharat services
The list of 05 pairs of Vande Bharat Chair Car services presently serving the
stations located in the State of Telangana, on originating/terminating basis,
is as under:
SN Train no. and name
1 20101/20102 Nagpur-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express
2 20701/20702 Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express
3 20703/20704 Kacheguda-Yeswantpur Vande Bharat Express
4 20707/20708 Secunderabad -Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express
5 20833/20834 Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express
Extension of services:
The details of trains extended from the stations located in the State of
Telangana during the period 2020-21 and 2025-26(upto February,2026) are as
under:
SN Train No. & Name Extended to
1 17693/17694 Kacheguda-Gadwal DEMU Raichur
2 17019/17020 Jaipur-Hyderabad Express Hisar
3 17663/17664 Tandur-Parbhani Express Raichur
Page 3 of 84 17653/17654 Kacheguda-Chengalpattu Express Puducherry
5 17655/17656 Kakinada-Chengalpattu Express Puducherry
6 12785/12786 Kacheguda-Mysuru Express Ashokapuram
7 12789/12790 Kacheguda-Mangaluru Express Murdeshwar
8 17015/17016 Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Bhubaneswar New
Express
Besides, introduction/extension of new train services is an on-going process,
which depends on various factors including-
Capacity of that section
Availability of path
Availability of required rolling stock
Availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock
Maintenance requirement of railway tracks and other assets.
Occupancy and the traffic requirement of the section.
Telangana - Budget Allocation and Projects:
Railway Budget:
Budget allocation in the recent years has increased significantly. Budget
allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in
the State of Telangana is as under:
Period Outlay
2009-14 Rs. 886 Cr./Yr. (including Andhra Pradesh)
2025-26 Rs. 5,337 Cr.
Track Construction:
The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the
State of Telangana during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:
Page 4 of 8Period New Track Average Commissioning of new tracks
Commissioned
2009-14 87 Km 17.4 km/per year
2014-25 774 Km 70.4 km /per year (more than 4 times)
Projects sanctioned:
As on 01.04.2025, 20 Railway projects (6 New Lines and 14 Doubling), of a
total length of 2,166 Km, costing ₹35,045 crore falling fully/partly in the State
of Telangana have been sanctioned. The summary is as under:-
Category No. of Total Length Commissioned Total Exp.
projects Length till March, 2025 upto March,
(in Km) (in Km) 2025
(Rs. in Cr.)
New Line 6 840 245 4,611
Doubling / 14 1,326 303 6,939
Multi-
tracking
Total 20 2,166 548 11,550
Recently completed projects:
Details of some of the completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of
Telangana are as under:
SN Project Cost (Rs. in Cr.)
1 Peddapalli- Nizamabad new line (178 Km) 926
2 Jaggayyapeta- Janpahad new line (48 Km) 737
3 Akkanapet – Medak new line (17 Km) 205
4 Bhadrachalam Road-Sattupalli new line (56 Km) 990
5 Raghavapuram-Mandamari Doubling (24 Km) 165
6 Raichur-Guntakal Doubling (81 Km) 388
Page 5 of 87 Secunderabad- Mehboobnagar Doubling (85 Km) 1,266
8 Multi - Modal Transport System (MMTS) Phase-II, 1,156
Hyderabad (103 Km)
9 Byepass line at Peddapalli (2 Km) 37
Ongoing Projects:
Details of some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Telangana
which have been taken up are as under:
SN Name of Project Cost (Cr)
1 Manoharabad-Kothapalli new line (151 Km) 2,781
2 Malkangiri-Pandurangapuram new line (174 Km) 3,592
3 Kazipet -Vijaywada - 3rd line (220 Km) 3,315
4 Kazipet -Ballarshah - 3rd line (202 Km) 3,183
5 Guntur- Bibinagar Doubling (239 Km) 2,853
6 Mudkhed - Medchal - Dhone Doubling (417 Km) 4,686
7 Bhadrachalam Road – Dornakal Doubling (55 Km) 770
8 Motumari-Vishnupuram doubling and RoR at Motumari 1,596
(100 Km)
9 Nashkal (Pindial)-Hasanparthi Road bypass (25 Km) 465
10 Secunderabad (Sanathnagar)- Wadi 3rd and 4th line (173 5,012
Km)
11 Dornakal Rail over Rail (RoR) Flyover (11 Km) 327
Execution of important infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the State
of Telangana is held up due to delay in land acquisition. Status of land
acquisition in Telangana is as under:
Total Land required 2,343 Ha
Land Acquired 1,580 Ha (67%)
Balance Land to be acquired 764 Ha (33%)
Page 6 of 8Details of some major projects which are delayed due to land acquisition are
as under:-
SN Name of the Total land Land Balance Amount
project required acquired Land to be Paid to
(Ha) (Ha) acquired State (Cr.)
(Ha)
1. Guntur- Bibinagar 31 0 31 40
Doubling
2. Mudkhed – Medchal 70 0 70 30
& Mahbubnagar –
Dhone Doubling
3. Kazipet-Vijaywada 135 118 17 159
3rd Line
4. Manoharabad – 1146 1050 96 -
Kothapalli New
Line
To provide additional connectivity in the region, Final Location Survey (FLS)
for Outer Ring Rail (536 Km) new line on the periphery of Regional Ring Road
around Hyderabad has been sanctioned for preparation of Detailed Project
Report (DPR). Survey work has been taken up.
After preparation of DPR, sanctioning of project requires consultation with
various stake-holders including State Governments and necessary approvals
viz. appraisal of NITI Aayog, Ministry of Finance etc. As sanctioning of
projects is a continuous and dynamic process, exact timelines depend upon
appraisals and approvals by various stakeholders.
Sanction of any railway project depends upon many parameters/factors
which include the following:
Page 7 of 8 Anticipated traffic projections and remunerativeness of the proposed
route
First and last mile connectivity provided by the project
Connection of missing links and providing additional route
Augmentation of congested/saturated lines
Demands raised by State Governments/Central Ministries/Public
representatives,
Railway’s operational requirements
Socio-economic considerations
Overall availability of funds
Completion of Railway project/s depends on various factors which include
the following:
Land acquisition by State Government
Forest clearance
Shifting of infringing utilities
Statutory clearances from various authorities
Geological and topographical conditions of area
Law and order situation in the area of project site
Number of working months in a year for particular project site etc.
All these factors affect the completion time and cost of the project/s.
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