Charlapalli railway station (station code: CHZ) is the fifth major South Central Railway Terminal developed in Hyderabad City after the Nampally, Secunderabad Jn, Lingampally and Kacheguda. It is redeveloped in such a way that to facilitate the future needs and to create wider connectivity to other cities and parts of the country. It is currently being operated by the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station was mainly developed to reduced the load on the other three major terminals which are saturated with heavy moment of trains and passenger.[1]
చర్లపల్లి ( హైదరాబాద్ ) Charlapalli ( Hyderabad ) | |
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 Indian Railways and Hyderabad MMTS station | |
 .jpg) Outside view of Charlapalli railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hyderabad, Telangana India |
| Elevation | 525 m |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | South Central Railways |
| Line(s) | Secunderabad–Nagpur section
Wadi–Vijayawada section (Main Line) Secunderabad–Guntur section |
| Platforms | 9 |
| Tracks | 19 |
| Connections | Auto stand, Taxi stand, TGSRTC |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Accessible | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functional |
| Station code | CHZ |
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Secunderabad |
| History | |
| Rebuilt | 2024 |
| Electrified | 1993 |
Development
editThe station was developed at a cost of 430 crores. The station has VIP lounges, food courts, escalators and air conditioning waiting rooms. According to railways officials It is the second air-conditioned railway terminal in South India. It is also one of the green field project for Indian railways to construct a world class terminal. This is the first railway station in the South Central Railway zone to be developed as a world class futuristic railway station and second in south India after Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru railway station.[2]
Connectivity
editThis railway station will be connected to nearby neighborhoods in the city by Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System, commonly abbreviated as MMTS and TGSRTC City buses along with Ride-hailing services for car taxis, bike taxis and autorickshaws such as Ola, Rapido and Uber are also available.
Train Services
editOriginating express trains
- 12603/04 - Chennai Express
- 18045/46 - East Coast Express
- 12589/90 - Gorakhpur SF Express
Train Halts
- 17625/26 - Delta Express
- 17405/06 - Krishna Express
- 12705/06 - Guntur SF Intercity Express
- 17229/30 - Sabari Express
- 12713/14 - Satavahana Express
- 17645/46 - Repalle Express
- 17659/60 - Kakatiya Express
- 17011/12 - SirpurKagaznagar Intercity Express