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Hyderabad’s Nampally Station Redevelopment Sets 200‑Metre Metro Skywalk in ₹327‑Crore Upgrade

An on-site inspection signaled a statewide rail upgrade drive focused on funding, safety tech, near-term commissioning.

Overview

  • A 200‑metre skywalk linking Nampally station to the Metro, equipped with escalators and travelators, will anchor the redesign for seamless interchanges.
  • The station, which handles about 60 trains and 28,000 passengers daily, will add 16 lifts and eight escalators to an air concourse, separate arriving and departing flows, and create 6,500 sq. ft. for amenities with basement parking.
  • Railway allocations for Telangana rose to over ₹5,454 crore this year, with projects worth ₹47,984 crore reported as in progress across the state.
  • Kavach 3.2 automatic train protection is operational over 639 km covering 63 stations, with upgrades to Kavach 4.0 underway and new installations planned across another 384 route km.
  • South Central Railway cites near‑complete electrification plus 346 km of new lines and 513 km of upgrades, and the ₹521.36‑crore Kazipet manufacturing unit is expected to be ready for commissioning within three months.