Warangal Railway Station is being redeveloped with an expenditure of Rs. 25.41 crores under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, More than 50 per cent of the modernisation works have been completed so far
Published Date – 28 February 2025, 02:07 PM
Brisk pace of development works at Warangal Railway Station
Hyderabad: Works are going on a brisk pace at the Warangal Railway Station which is being modernised at a cost of Rs 25.41 crore. The modernisation is being taken up as part of the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year.
According a press release from the South Central Railway (SCR) here on Friday here are the works being taken up at Warangal Station:
- Improvements to station building façade.
- Provision of entrance portico.
- Construction of 12 m wide Foot Over Bridge (FOB) along with Provision of 3 Lifts & 4Escalators for convenience of passengers.
- Platform surface improvements.
- Provision of additional Cover over platforms.
- Improvements to existing Toilets, Construction of new toilet blocks including Divyangjan facilities.
- Improvements to waiting hall.
- Landscaping in circulating area, Circulating area improvements for smooth traffic flow.
- Depicting of Art & Culture in the station area.
- Provision of passenger friendly signages, Train Indication Boards, Coach Indication Boards etc.
The press release asaid the Station is a major transportation hub, connecting the city to various parts of India. It has four platforms and handles a large volume of passenger traffic. Now this station, further upgrading with various passenger-friendly facilities, including a spacious concourse, waiting halls, food stalls, and restrooms. It also has provisions for divyangan passengers, including separate toilets and ramps etc.
The Warangal Railway station in the Secunderabad Division is categorized as Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3). The station in the Kazipet – Vijayawada section has an average footfall of 31,887passengers per day and annual earnings of Rs 41.09 Crore. This station serves the passengers in and around Warangal, Hanumakonda and Kazipet.
One pair of trains originate/terminate and about 137 trains halt at Warangal station. This station has stoppage for important superfast trains in several directions like New Delhi, Howrah, Chennai, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Secunderabad and Tirupati etc.
the Warangal Railway Station is part of the Delhi-Chennai main line under the SCR.
The ABSS scheme is being implemengted in 40 Railway stations across Telangana for redevelopment at an estimated cost of Rs 2,737 crore, to provide modern passenger amenities and convert them into growth centers to the regional population. The list includes the major upgradation of Secunderabad Railway station works that were taken up to meet world class standards. In addition, to reduce congestion on other existing rail terminals in the twin cities region, Charlapalli station has been developed with all facilities and is being converted as alternate terminal for the convenience of city public.
