Nizamabad Junction Railway Station
Nizamabad Junction Railway Station (station code: NZB) is an Indian railway station, which serves the city of Nizamabad in Telangana. It is a major station on
Secunderabad-Manmad railway line, also serving as the junction point for Secunderabad, Peddapalli, Jankampet/Mudkhed Junctions.
It is administered under Hyderabad railway division of South Central Railway zone. Jankampet Junction railway station is another station located in the city from where the Secunderabad - Manmad railway line branch towards Bodhan.
History
The Nizam of Hyderabad ruled over the Deccan region during 18th century and under his reign the railway line between Secundrabad and Manmad was constructed in the year 1905. The railway station was named after then ruler of the Nizam state Nizam-ul-Mulk as Nizamabad.
Line and Location
Nizamabad railway station is a junction connecting northern, southern and western India lines and is also the convergence station for Peddapalli-Karimnagar-Nizamabad line via Armoor which was inaugurated on 25 March 2017 with a DEMU service between Nizamabad and Karimnagar. This station (NZB) is on a railway line which is connecting NewDelhi- Chennai Grant Trunk Route at Paddapalli as shown in the above map. This 180 km (110 mi) long line also reduced the distance the between major Indian cities such as Hyderabad-New Delhi, Mumbai-Karimnagar, Nizamabad-Warangal.
Jankampet Jn. is another station located in western part of the city. This station also lies on Secunderabad (Kacheguda)-Manmad railway line and acts as the junction point for Jankampet-Bodhan railway line in Nizamabad district.
Indian Railways also has plans for extending the railway line from Bodhan to Latur Road and Bidar which in turn will pave way for Nizamabad and Karimnagar to have direct connectivity to Latur, Bidar, Gulbarga, Solapur, Miraj and many other cities of the neighbouring states of Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
Line(s):1. Secunderabad/Kacheguda–Manmad section
2. Peddapalli–Nizamabad section
3. Nizamabad-Bodhan section
4. Secunderabad/Kacheguda-ADILABAD section
Platforms:3 platforms
Tracks:5 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Passengers:20,000 (approximately per day)
Stopping Trains:
| Type of Service | No. of Trains | Train Nos. |
| Express Trains: Daily | 8 | |
