Hyderabad's East Gets A New Railway Hub: Cherlapalli Station Nears Completion

The development works at Cherlapalli Railway Station are progressing swiftly and are expected to be completed in the next few weeks. The station, strategically located on the eastern side of Hyderabad near the Outer Ring Road, is being developed as a terminal station under the South Central Railway (SCR) jurisdiction.

The trains in the Hyderabad-Secunderabad twin city region are presently served mainly by three main terminals. Cherlapalli Station's development aims not only to reduce congestion at existing rail terminals but also to serve passengers in the eastern part of the city.

To meet the growing needs of the city, Serilingampalli on the western part of the twin city was earlier developed as a terminal station. Now, with the development of Cherlapalli Station, the city's eastern part will be better connected.

The station is being developed with several infrastructural facilities and passenger amenities at a cost of nearly Rs 430 crore. A new station building with a modern architectural facade is being constructed, comprising six booking counters, separate waiting halls for women and men, as well as an upper-class waiting area and an executive lounge on the ground floor.

Additionally, the first floor will house a cafeteria, restaurant, and restroom facilities.

In addition, the redeveloped station will have four additional high-level platforms, while the existing five platforms have also been extended to accommodate full-length trains.

Two Foot over Bridges - one 12 metres wide and another 6 metres wide are also being constructed to facilitate seamless inter-platform movement.

Further, all nine platforms would have escalators and lifts for facilitating passenger movement. It will also have coach maintenance facilities for facilitating the starting of trains from the station.