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| Status | Operational | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Telangana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operator(s) | South Central Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Track length | 17.2 km (10.7 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating speed | 100 Km/Hr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Medak–Akkannapet section is an operational railway line of the Indian Railways. The section falls under the jurisdiction of Hyderabad of South Central Railway zone.
The project
The project was sanctioned in the year 2012–13. The foundation was laid on 19 January 2014 at Medak by Vijayashanthi (MP). The total length of the section is 17.2 km (10.7 mi) and the total cost of the project is ₹1.293 billion (US$15 million). The Project was inaugurated in september 2022.
References
- ^ "Surveys" (PDF). South Central Railway, Indian Railways. 24 July 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- Wait for new rail lines in T gets longer
- Akkannapet to Medak railway line by March 2019
- "Foundation Stone laid for a new Railway line between Akkannapet-Medak – RailNews Media India Ltd". www.railnews.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- Avadhani, R (18 January 2014). "Medak-Akkannapet railway line works to begin soon". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- "Kishan Reddy dedicates a new railway line between Medak - Akanapet to the nation". 23 September 2022.