Sec'bad railway station to don a new look soon

Hyderabad: The South Central Railways has finalised the redevelopment works of Secunderabad Railway Station and the contract for undertaking the up-gradation of the station with world-class facilities has been awarded. It is targeted to complete within 36 months period.

The approximate cost for the execution of this project is Rs 699 crore. As per the release, Secunderabad Station is the only station across the Zone that is categorised as a Non-suburban grade 1( NSG) station and on average around 200 trains are dealt at the Railway station with an average daily footfall of 1.8 lakh passengers. The footfall is expected to increase in the coming days; hence, it is proposed for major upgradation of the station with modern amenities and features.