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OUR LEGACY


            HYDERABAD DIVISION has inherited the erstwhile Nizam State Railway which was founded in
            1873 and amalgamated into the Indian Railways in 1952.



                                             HISTORICAL EVENTS



                    Inauguration of Nizam State Railway              -      1873

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                    Amalgamation into Indian Railways                -      1 April, 1952

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                    Formation of South Central Railway               -      2  Oct,1966

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                    Formation of Hyderabad Division                  -      17  Nov, 1977

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                    Carving out of Nanded Division                   -      1  April, 2003





                   MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF HYDERABAD DIVISION


            COMMISSIONING OF MG SECTIONS


                     S. No                              Section                                  Year

                        1                    Mudkhed – Secunderabad                              1900


                        2                   Secunderabad – Wanaparthi                            1922


                        3                       Wanaparthi – Gadwal                              1922


                        4                     Gadwal – Alampur Road                              1925

                        5                  Alampur Road – Kurnool Town                           1928


                        6                  Kurnool Town – Dronachalam                            1909
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