"Telangana to Get Redevelopment of 40 Railway Stations, Announces Kishan Reddy"

After inspecting redevelopment work at Hitec City railway station recently, Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the redevelopment of railway stations in Telangana has accelerated and become a key priority.

“In Telangana, 40 railway stations are being redeveloped with modern facilities. In addition, the new Charlapalli railway terminal was recently inaugurated by the Prime Minister. Secunderabad railway station is being redeveloped at a cost of ₹720 crore, Hyderabad station at ₹350 crore, and the Kacheguda redevelopment plan is awaiting approval,” Kishan Reddy said.

The renovation of Hitec City railway station, which handles 5,400 passengers and 60 local trains daily, is being carried out in two phases at a cost of ₹36 crore. The upgrades include a new façade and circulating area, extension of the footbridge from 2 metres to 12 metres, two passenger lifts and escalators, modern waiting areas and toilets, renovated concourse and waiting halls, and an additional ticketing facility on platform 2. Phase I is expected to be completed by February 2026.

Kishan Reddy also highlighted measures taken during the Dasara and Diwali festivals, when 16 mail and express trains bound for destinations such as Bidar, Visakhapatnam, Mumbai, Kakinada, Shirdi, and Narsapur were given stoppages at Hitec City station to facilitate travel for residents of western Hyderabad.

Chevella MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, and other SCR officials participated in the inspection.