Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to inaugurate Cherlapalli Railway Station tomorrow

Union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, will inaugurate Cherlapalli Railway Station second entry and the new railway terminal, the works on which were completed recently with a budget of around Rs.413 crore, on December 28.

Trains in the Hyderabad – Secunderabad region are mainly served by three main terminals of Secunderabad, Hyderabad and Kacheguda, and to meet the growing needs of the city, Lingampalli on the western part of the twin city was developed as another terminal station. Taking this forward, Cherlapalli Railway Station has been developed as another terminal station.

Cherlapalli is located on the eastern side of Hyderabad, an area experiencing rapid development, and is conveniently situated near the Outer Ring Road. Accordingly, the station was identified for developing as a terminal station, not only to reduce the congestion on other existing rail terminals in the twin city region but also to particularly serve passengers on the



eastern part of the city.

The 2nd Entry and New Railway Terminal Station building with modern architectural facade has been constructed to handle the passengers. The station building comprises of six booking counters, separate waiting halls for ladies and gentlemen, 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. The design will feature spacious concourse areas and a modern elevation with illuminated facade lighting. Two spacious new Foot Over Bridges one 12 metre wide and another 6 metre wide to facilitate seamless inter platform movement. Further, all 9 platforms would have escalators and lifts i.e., total 7 lifts, 6 escalators for facilitating passenger movement. It will also have coach maintenance facilities for facilitating originating and terminating of trains at the station.