PM Modi Inaugurates New-Look Cherlapally Railway Station
Hyderabad, Jan 6 (Maxim News): The newly developed Cherlapally terminal, aimed at decongesting the city’s main stations at Secunderabad, Nampally, and Kacheguda was inaugurated on Monday.
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Redeveloped at a cost of Rs. 430 crore on a par with airports, the Cherlapally terminal is equipped with contemporary amenities and will alleviate traffic burden for nearly 50,000 rail passengers, reducing their travel hassles.
The terminal, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, is already a halting point for nearly 25 pairs of trains, enabling 50 trains to operate daily. It is equipped with modern amenities including lifts, escalators, 9 platforms, and huge parking spaces.
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Many trains are expected to commence from Cherlapally since the existing railway stations at Secunderabad, Hyderabad, and Kacheguda are already saturated due to the huge inflow and outflow of traffic.
The facility has been planned and developed to meet the growing requirements of the city’s population for the next 50 years.
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The new station building with a modern architectural facade has six booking counters, separate waiting halls for women and men, an upper-class waiting area, and an executive lounge on the ground floor. The first floor will house a cafeteria, restaurant, feeding cabins for mothers, and restroom facilities for both women and men.
A total of 19 tracks have been provided, ensuring faster travel to key destinations. Trains bound for Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and Visakhapatnam will now operate from Cherlapalli, easing congestion at Secunderabad station.
Among the trains starting from Cherlapalli are Gorakhpur-Secunderabad Express. MGR Chennai Central-Hyderabad Express and Shalimar-Hyderabad East Coast Express. Trains like the Guntur-Secunderabad Golconda Express and Secunderabad-Sirpur Kagaznagar Express will also stop at Cherlapalli.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw joined the inaugural virtually while Union Minister G.Kishan Reddy, MP from Malkajgiri Eatala Rajender, and others were present on the site. (Maxim News)
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