PM Modi to inaugurate Charlapalli railway station on January 6

The swanky new terminal will provide modern amenities and decongest traffic at the city's main stations, Secunderabad, Nampally and Kacheguda

Hyderabad: The much-awaited Charlapalli railway station will be thrown open for the public on January 6.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the Charlapalli terminal from New Delhi, while Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and G Kishan Reddy and others will attend the event at the station.

Initially, it was decided to inaugurate the new terminal on December 28. However, it was postponed following the death of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and subsequent seven-day mourning.

The new terminal would provide passengers with improved services and contemporary amenities, aimed at decongesting the traffic at the city’s main stations, Secunderabad, Nampally and Kacheguda. It was expected that the Charlapalli station which was redeveloped at a whopping cost of Rs 430 crore would be opened in August last year after the road widening works in the vicinity.

However, due to various reasons including the land acquisition for developing approach road connectivity led to delay. Charlapalli station was developed with plans to operate 50 trains from the terminal, which is equipped with modern amenities including lifts, escalators, 9 platforms, huge parking spaces, etc.