Charlapalli railway station

Charlapalli railway station

Charlapalli, Hyderabad
Charlapalli railway station; Charlapalli, Hyderabad
Indian Railways and Hyderabad MMTS station
	Charlapalli railway station.
General information
Location	Cherlapally, Telangana; India
Elevation	525 m
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Central Railways
Line(s)	Secunderabad–Nagpur section Wadi–Vijayawada section (Main Line) Secunderabad–Guntur section
Platforms	9
Tracks	19
Connections	Auto stand, Taxi stand, TGSRTC, MMTS
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	CHZ
Zone(s)	South Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Secunderabad
History
Rebuilt	2024
Electrified	1993
Location
Location

Charlapalli railway station (station code: CHZ) is the fifth major Railway Terminal developed in Hyderabad City after Nampally, Secunderabad Jn, Kacheguda and Lingampally. It is the third biggest railway station in terms of platforms after Secunderabad Jn and Vijayawada Jn in the entire South Central Railways zone. It has been redeveloped to facilitate future needs and to create wider connectivity to other cities and parts of the country. It is currently operated by the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station was mainly developed to reduce the load on the other three major terminals, which are saturated with heavy movement of trains and passengers.^[1]^[2]

Development

The foundation stone for the development of Charlapalli Satellite Terminal was laid on 18 February 2020 at a cost of ₹430 crores. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on 6 January 2025. The station has VIP lounges, food courts, escalators and air conditioning waiting rooms. According to railway officials, it is the second air-conditioned railway terminal in South India. It is also one of the greenfield projects for Indian Railways to construct a world-class terminal. This is the first railway station in the South Central Railway zone developed as a world-class futuristic railway station and the second in South India after Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru City railway station.^[3]

Incidents

On 3 May 2025 the roof of the railway station collapsed. The reasons for collapsed of the roofs of the terminal which was inaugurated only four months ago in January 2025 is currently being investigated. It is reported that prior to the collapse of the roof, 2.5 cm of rain with wind speeds of 15 kmph were reported. ^[4]^[5]^[6]

Connectivity

This railway station will be connected to nearby neighborhoods in the city through the Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) and TGSRTC city buses. Ride-hailing services for car taxis, bike taxis and autorickshaws, such as Ola, Rapido, and Uber, are also available.