SCR Completes 203-Km Kazipet–Balharshah Third Line
25.07.2026
South Central Railway has completed 203 km of tripling and electrification on the Kazipet–Balharshah corridor, an approximately Rs 3,000 crore project intended to relieve a key north–south route in India.
Final 11-km section completes the SCR package
The final 11-km section between Asifabad and Sirpur Kaghaznagar was completed on July 22, 2026, together with electrification and an important bridge over the Bibra River, South Central Railway’s completion notice says.
That milestone completes the 203-km tripling package within SCR’s jurisdiction, but one final connection remains outside it. A short section near Balharshah station, which falls under Central Railway, must still connect the newly laid third line to Balharshah yard. This work is in progress.
The 203-km project covers 159 km in Telangana and 44 km in Maharashtra. It was sanctioned in 2015–16 after a separate 33-km third-line section between Raghavapuram and Mandamarri had been completed in 2016.
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Third track targets passenger and freight bottlenecks
The Kazipet–Balharshah section forms part of the Grand Trunk route connecting northern and southern India. In addition to through passenger and freight traffic, the corridor serves several coal and cement sidings.
The new electrified track is intended to reduce congestion by providing an additional path for trains. SCR expects the infrastructure to improve the movement of coal, cement and raw materials to thermal power plants and factories while creating room for more passenger services.
The unfinished yard connection remains an important qualification. Although the 203-km tripling and electrification package has been commissioned, the third line is not yet fully connected to Balharshah yard.
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