South Central Railway (SCR) workers are starting electrification work on the tracks between Vijayawada and Kazipet Junction on the Andhra-Telangana border region. | Photo credit: RAO GN
South Central Railway (SCR) has fast-tracked 18 key infrastructure projects across Telangana and neighboring 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 several major works to increase capacity. The recently approved fourth line on the Secunderabad-Wadi section along with extension of the third line covering 173.40 km has been approved at a cost of ₹ 5,012 crore, according to official sources.
One of the most expensive works executed is the Mudkhed-Dhone line, including electrified Dhone bypass, 417.88 km long at a cost of ₹ 4,686.09 crore. Work on about 17 km between Basar and Navipet has been completed. Of this stretch, 292 km falls to Telangana (Fakrabad-Bolarum and Mahabubnagar-Kurnool sections).
Work is also underway on a new line of 173.61 km 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 and the remaining 25 km between Dornakal and Mahabubabad is nearing completion.
This is followed by the 201.04 km electrified third line between Kazipet and Balharshah, costing ₹2,909.89 crore. About 183 km were completed; only 19 km between Bellampalli-Mandamarri and Asifabad-Sirpur Khagaznagar remain to be completed.
On the new 151.36 km Manoharabad-Kothapalli line estimated at ₹ 2,780.78 crore, around 76 km between Manoharabad and Siddipet has been completed. Work on the 56.53 km new Errupalem-Namburu (via Amaravati) line at a cost of ₹ 2,047.40 crore is awaiting land acquisition, with only 5 km in Telangana.
The 239 km long electrified Bibinagar-Guntur double line at a cost of ₹ 2,480 crore (including 139 km in Andhra Pradesh) is currently under tender process. The 99.68 km Motumari-Vishnupuram double track, which includes a railway bridge at Motumari and cost ₹ 1,595.55 crore, spans both the Telugu states. The purchase of land is in progress.
The 54.65 km (₹770.12 crore) Bhadrachalam Road-Dornakal double line project is also in the land acquisition stage. The 33 km extension of MMTS Phase II to Yadadri, costing ₹ 412.26 crore and fully taken over by the railways, is expected to start soon after completion of land acquisition.
Other ongoing works include: ₹ 320.47 crore 10.50 km RoR at Dornakal; The 8.54 km RoR at Pagidipalli costs ₹ 263.89 crore; ₹465 crore 24.55 km bypass between Nashkal-Hasanparti; 1.55 km bypass at Nizamabad at a cost of ₹ 124.20 crore; 2.80 km bypass at Vikarabad worth ₹ 46.37 crore; 4.90 km bypass at Vishnupuram at a cost of ₹ 110.89 crore, while the ₹ 35.64 crore ‘Y’ connectivity at Tandur is nearing completion.
Published – 01 Feb 2026 20:42 IST