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 6-South Central Railway | |
 SCR's largest station, theSecunderabad Railway Station | |
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| Headquarters | Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad |
| Locale | Andhra Pradesh,Telangana,Maharashtra,Karnataka |
| Dates of operation | 2 October 1965; 60 years ago (1965-10-02)– |
| Predecessor | Southern Railway zone Central Railway zone |
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| Website | https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/ |
TheSouth Central Railway (abbreviatedSCR) is one of the 19 zones ofIndian Railways.[1] The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states ofAndhra Pradesh,Telangana,Maharashtra,Karnataka.[2] It has three divisions under its administration, which includeSecunderabad,Hyderabad andNanded.Secunderabad, Telangana is the Zonal headquarter.[3][4]
Ex MPBayya Suryanarayana Murthy requested the creation of a new railway zone.[5]
The zone was formed on 2 October 1965 by merging the carved-out divisions ofHubli,Vijayawada ofSouthern Railway zone andSolapur,Secunderabad ofNizam's Guaranteed State Railway.[6] On 2 October 1977, Guntakal division of Southern Railway zone was merged and the already merged division of Solapur was demerged from the zone and became part of its former Central Railway zone. On 17 February 1978, the Hyderabad division was formed by splitting the existing Secunderabad railway division. On 1 April 2002, two new divisions of Guntur and Nanded were created in this zone and the Hubli division was demerged and became part ofSouth Western Railway zone.[2]TheKhandwaAkola section was merged intoBhusaval Division of Central Railways as the line was taken up for Gauge Conversion in 2017. On 27 February 2019, AP part ofWaltair Division,Vijayawada,Guntur andGuntakal divisions were merged into newly formedSouth Coast Railway zone.
The zone is spread over the states ofTelangana,Maharashtra,Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka,Chhattisgarh.
The zone has mechanical workshops atMettuguda andLallaguda.[7]
The zone has diesel loco sheds atKazipet andMoula Ali. The zone has electric loco sheds atLallaguda(Secunderabad) andKazipet. The zone has one EMU Car shed atMoula Ali EMU.[8]
The zone has Passenger coach care depots atHyderabad,Secunderabad,Kacheguda,Kazipet,Nanded andPurna. Additionally,Ramagundam,Bellampally have wagon maintenance depots.
The zone has training institutes for imparting and learning railway techniques serving both Indian as well foreign railway staff atSecunderabad,Kazipet andWashim.
Railway Hospitals located in these areasDiv. Hospitals at Secunderabad, Kazipet and Nanded have healthcare facilities serving exclusively for the employees of Indian railways and their families.[9]
For FY 2024–25 first quarter, the zone operated an average of 315.44 mail/exp and 162.18 passenger trains on a daily basis.[15] For the financial year 2023–24, the zone had grossed a record revenue of₹20,339 crore (US$2.4 billion), an increase on 7% from the previous fiscal. It recorded passenger footfall of262.62 million and earned₹5,731.8 crore (US$680 million). While, the freight earnings stood at₹13,620 crore (US$1.6 billion) by transporting141.12milliontonnes.[16][17]
| FY | Originating Gross Revenue | Freight Earnings | Originating Freight Loading | Originating Passenger Earnings | Originating Passengers Transported |
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| 2024–25 | ₹20,452 crore (US$2.4 billion)[18] | ₹13,825 crore (US$1.6 billion)[19] | |||
| 2023–24[16] | ₹20,339 crore (US$2.4 billion) | ₹13,620 crore (US$1.6 billion) | 1591MT[20] | ₹5,731.8 crore (US$680 million) | 262.62 million |
| 2022–23[21] | ₹18,976 crore (US$2.2 billion) | 1512MT[22] | ₹5,140.70 crore (US$610 million) | 255.59 million | |
| 2021–22[21] | ₹14,266 crore (US$1.7 billion) | 1418MT[22] | 127.4 million |
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