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Telangana MPs Challenge Railway Delays as SCR Details Projects
Telangana MPs met railway officials to discuss delayed projects.
They said some approved bridges and other works had not started.
One MP asked for a report on promises made at an earlier meeting.
Other MPs requested new stations, terminals and special trains.
They also asked for the return of a cheaper railway travel pass for students and rural families.
Railway officials said many projects were already under way.
They reported that 40 stations were being improved and that new railway tracks were being built.
The railway manager promised to consider the MPs’ requests as a priority.
Telangana MPs questioned South Central Railway over delays in sanctioned lines, bridges and passenger facilities.
SCR said 40 Telangana stations were being redeveloped for more than ₹2,000 crore.
The railway said 1,481 km of new-line, doubling and tripling projects were under way at about ₹24,210 crore.
MPs sought faster construction, new terminals and stations, special trains and restoration of the Izzat pass concession.
SCR General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava assured MPs that their proposals would receive priority.
- Who
- Telangana Members of Parliament, Union minister G. Kishan Reddy and South Central Railway officials, including General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava.
- What
- MPs questioned delays in sanctioned railway projects and sought new services, infrastructure and restoration of the Izzat pass concession.
- Where
- Rail Nilayam in Hyderabad, under the South Central Railway jurisdiction.
- When
- The coordination meeting was held on Thursday; MPs also referred to demands raised at a previous meeting in October 2024.
- Why
- MPs said approved development works had stalled or progressed slowly and sought improved connectivity, passenger amenities and project execution.
MPs’ Concerns
SCR’s Response
Delayed sanctioned works
MPs’ Concerns
MPs said work had not begun on several sanctioned road overbridges, road underbridges, foot overbridges and other projects, and demanded faster implementation.
SCR’s Response
SCR General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava said the MPs’ proposals would receive priority and that every effort would be made to implement them.
Railway development in constituencies
MPs’ Concerns
MPs sought quicker track doubling and new lines, a western terminal at Edulanagulapalli, two MMTS stations, special trains and immediate construction of sanctioned works.
SCR’s Response
SCR highlighted ongoing infrastructure and service expansion, including 1,481 km of track projects, station redevelopment and newly introduced or extended trains.
Passenger concessions
MPs’ Concerns
Mahbubabad MP Porika Balram Naik urged the reintroduction of the Izzat pass concession, citing its importance for students from rural and tribal families.
SCR’s Response
The article reports no specific SCR response on restoring the Izzat pass concession.
Key facts
- Meeting venue
- Rail Nilayam, Hyderabad
- Attendance
- Union coal and mines minister G. Kishan Reddy, 15 MPs and senior SCR officials
- Station redevelopment
- 40 Telangana railway stations are being redeveloped at a cost exceeding ₹2,000 crore
- Completed stations
- Hi-Tech City, Begumpet, Karimnagar and Warangal stations were inaugurated after redevelopment
- Track projects
- 1,481 km of new-line, doubling and tripling projects are under way
- Estimated cost
- The track projects are estimated at about ₹24,210 crore
- Train changes
- Since April 2025, four pairs of new trains and five pairs of Amrit Bharat trains were introduced; 14 trains were extended and 56 received additional stoppages
Quotes
Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao
MP from Medak constituency
“"Why should development due to Peddapalli be stalled when the region contributes substantial revenue to the national economy and railway freight traffic through Singareni and its coal mines?"”
deccanchronicle.com
“"The passes were available at a nominal cost and allowed multiple journeys. They helped students from rural and tribal families travel to colleges in major towns."”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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