Ghatkesar railway station

Ghatkesar (station code:GT), where, Ghat means Mountains and Kesar (Keseri) means Saffron of Persia, this is also a railway station located in Ghatkesar town, Medchal district on Secunderabad-Bibinagar line, which falls under South Central Railway (SCR), Secunderabad division. Ghatkesar is considered to be the capital suburbs of Hyderabad. The Ghatkesar Railway Station is serviced for 18 trains daily. Most of these services pass through the station. The Kazipet – Secunderabad and Tenali –Guntur – Secunderabad which passes through the station

Ghatkesar
Indian Railway Station
LocationGhatkesar, Telangana
India
Coordinates17°27′10″N 78°40′42″E
Elevation477.14 m above the sea level
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Central Railway
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes (Available)
Other information
StatusWorking
Station codeGT
Zone(s) South Central Railway
Division(s) Secundrabad
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Ghatkesar
Location in Telangana
Ghatkesar
Location in India

Services

Passenger train services from Secunderabad to Guntur and Kajipetta division MEMU, DEMU, Passenger service starts from Bhongiri railway Station to Falaknuma railway station

Multi Modal Transport System (MMTS) Phase II work is nearing completion which will connect this Capitol suburbs with rest of the city over railway network. .[1][2]

Now Ghat Keseri station has 4 platforms and Quadru tracks upto Secunderabad for operation of MMTS Dedicated Corridor. It is a terminal end point of MMTS Phase two, and later extended to Yadhadhiri in the future pilgrimages.

References
  1. "SCR starts 2 Memu trains". Times of India. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  2. Express News Service (9 December 2011). "Corporation adamant on saving MEMU dream". CNN-IBM. Retrieved 10 December 2011.


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