Vikarabad Railway station

Vikarabad Junction
వికారాబాద్ జంక్షన్
विकाराबाद जंक्शन
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location Railway Station Rd, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy district, Telangana
India
Coordinates 17°19′48″N 77°54′00″E / 17.3300°N 77.9000°E / 17.3300; 77.9000Coordinates: 17°19′48″N 77°54′00″E / 17.3300°N 77.9000°E / 17.3300; 77.9000
Elevation 633 m (2,077 ft)
Line(s) Begumpet-Wadi and Begumpet-Bidar
Platforms 3
Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code VKB
Zone(s) South Central Railway,
Division(s) Secunderabad
Electrified Yes
Location
Vikarabad railway station
Location in telangana

Vikarabad railway station, located in the Indian state of Telangana, serves Vikarabad in Ranga Reddy district. It is a major junction station .

History

The Wadi-Secunderabad line was built in 1874 with financing by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It later became part of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway


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