Malkajgiri Railway Station

Malkajgiri Railway Station Indian Railway Station
Location
Coordinates	17.366°N 78.476°E
District	Hyderabad
State	AP
Elevation	MSL + 1,759 ft
Station Info & Facilities
Operation
Code	MFJ
Division(s)	Hyderabad
Zone(s)	SCR
Platform(s)	3
History

Malkajgiri Railway Station is a train station in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.It is a hub of cummoter rail in Hyderabad suburban railway.Localities like Malkajgiri and Anandbagh are accessible from this station.The station is situated near the Sai Baba temple of Malkajgiri.

Services

The Malkajgiri Railway Station is well served with some passenger trains that operate on Secunderabad – Nanded railway line. Even a couple of express trains also halt here. They are:

• Kachiguda - Nanded Express
• Thirupati - Adilabad Krishna Express^[1]

There is also a proposal to halt four more expree trains in this station due to increasing demands.^[2] The Seetaphalmandi-Malkajgiri chord line which was proposed was commenced its services from 2007.^[3] By this the commuters of BS line will be able to be connected with the rest of Hyderabad MMTS directly. The line was electrified recently..

Lines

• Multi-Modal Transport System, Hyderabad
  • Bolarum - Secunderabad (BS Line)

Future

Due to a rapid rise in rail transport in Hyderabad, the Railway Board (India) had decided of a fourth railway terminal in addition to the existing ones at Secunderabad Railway Station, Kachiguda Railway Station and Hyderabad Railway Station.The board would decide after the proposals of Secunderabad and Hyderabad divisions.The Hyderabad division proposed the Malkajgiri railway station as the fourth rail terminal in Hyderabad.Even if the Railway Board does not consider the proposal of the Hyderabad division's bid for Malkajgiri as the fourth terminal, passengers of the division stand to benefit since the existing station at Malkajgiri will soon be transformed into a passenger terminal at an estimated cost of Rs.1 crore.^[4] Besides proposing the Malkajgiri station for the fourth terminal, the board is determined to transform the station into a passenger terminal at an estimated cost of Rs. 1 crore.^[4] Once the station transforms into a terminus, trains bound to Delhi from Bangalore and Mumbai could pass through the station without touching Secunderabad.

See also

• Secunderabad Railway Station
• South Central Railway
• Hyderabad MMTS

Further Readings

• MMTS Timings as per South Central Railway

References

1. ^ "Krishna Express to halt at Malkajgiri from July 1". The Hindu. January 30 2009. http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/30/stories/2009063059820300.htm. Retrieved May 6 2010. 
2. ^ "Railway users meeting held". The Hindu. June 24 2008. http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/24/stories/2008062458800300.htm. Retrieved May 6 2010. 
3. ^ "Good news for city train commuters". The Hindu. May 6 2007. http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/06/stories/2007050616510100.htm. Retrieved May 6 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Proposal for the Fourth rail Terminal for Hyderabad". The Hindu. 21 June 2006. http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/21/stories/2006062121130300.htm. Retrieved 25 September 2009.