SCR fast-tracks 18 rail projects worth 27,342 crore across Telangana, AP

SCR accelerates 18 major rail projects worth ₹27,342 crore across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, enhancing regional connectivity.

The South Central Railway (SCR) has fast-tracked 18 key infrastructure projects across Telangana and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, covering a total distance of 1,763.26 km at an estimated cost of ₹27,342.44 crore.

The projects include new railway lines, doubling and tripling works, and a few major capacity-enhancement works. A recently sanctioned fourth line on the Secunderabad-Wadi section, along with a third-line expansion covering 173.40 km, has been approved at a cost of ₹5,012 crore, according to official sources.

One of the most expensive works under execution is the Mudkhed-Dhone line, including the Dhone bypass with electrification, spanning 417.88-km at a cost of ₹4,686.09 crore. Works on about 17-km between Basar and Navipet has been completed. Of this stretch, 292-km falls within Telangana (Fakrabad-Bolarum and Mahabubnagar-Kurnool sections).

Work is also underway on a new 173.61 km line between Pandurangapuram at a cost of ₹3,591.76 crore. Another major project is the third line between Kazipet and Vijayawada, covering 219.64-km at a cost of ₹3,103.99 crore. About 195-km has already been completed, with the remaining 25-km between Dornakal and Mahabubabad nearing completion.

This is followed by the 201.04-km third line with electrification between Kazipet and Balharshah, costing ₹2,909.89 crore. About 183-km has been completed; only 19 km between Bellampalli-Mandamarri and Asifabad-Sirpur Khagaznagar remains to be finished.

On the 151.36-km Manoharabad-Kothapalli new line, estimated at ₹2,780.78 crore, around 76-km between Manoharabad and Siddipet has been completed. Work on the 56.53-km Errupalem-Namburu (via Amaravati) new line, costing ₹2,047.40 crore, is pending land acquisition, with just 5-km falling in Telangana.