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The RPF women’s ‘Shakti Teams’ in Secunderabad Division are winning praise for protecting women passengers on trains and stations. Honoured nationally and by Telangana government, these patrol squads deter crime, assist passengers, and spread safety awareness, making rail travel more secure

Santosh Kumar Verma, an IRSS officer of the 1995 batch, has taken charge as Divisional Railway Manager of Hyderabad Division, South Central Railway. A mechanical engineer from MMMUT with M Tech from IIT Kanpur, he earlier served in the Consumer Affairs Ministry

Satya Prakash has taken charge as Additional General Manager of South Central Railway. A senior IRSE officer with 35 years of service, he has held key positions across Indian Railways and is an IIT Delhi graduate in Civil Engineering

IRTS officer Iti Pandey has taken over as the Principal Chief Commercial Manager of South Central Railway. A gold medalist and senior railway official, she is known for launching *Rudra*, a mobile hospital initiative for workers in remote areas.

To ease passenger rush, South Central Railway will run four bi-weekly special trains between Charlapalli and Tirupati from August 31, 2025, to March 30, 2026. The trains will include 2AC, 3AC, Sleeper, and General coaches for convenient travel

The RPF Cyber Cell of South Central Railway recovered 25 mobile phones in June 2025, acting on 140 complaints received via Rail Madad. By leveraging CEIR technology, they blocked 123 devices and traced 41, with 14 already returned to owners.

The train, which was coming from Visakhapatnam, collided with the buffalo grazing on the tracks near the 428/11 upline. The impact broke a portion of the cattle guard at the front of the train, prompting an unscheduled halt.

As Indian Railways prepares to roll out a brand new set of Vande Bharat Sleeper services, buzz is growing about the Secunderabad-New Delhi route being part of the first batch

Move comes after a case was registered against Divisional Operations Manager working at South Central Railway, Secunderabad

Achieves highest ever Gross Originating Revenue of Rs 20,452 crore for the year 2024-25

The temporary shifting to other terminals is aimed at reducing the congestion and approved by the Railway Board

The zone registered 144.140 million tonnes freight loading which is 2 per cent higher than the previous best freight loading

The special trains will stop at Kazipet, Ramagundam, Mancheriyal, Bellampalli, Sirpur Kaghaznagar, Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi, Bhopal, Bina, Jhansi, Gwalior and Agra Cantt stations in both directions

In the wake of the board sending back the proposal, the SCR officials are working on changes to be made and re-send it for approval

Vijayawada Division's scrap sales have exceeded Rs 100 crore in a single financial year for the first time

It advises to provide the mobile numbers of the bonafide passengers only while booking the tickets

South Central Railway authorities caution passengers against purchasing tickets from touts or travelling ticketless in trains

The mock drill was conducted in order to assess and enhance the efficiency and alertness of the staff

These trains will consist of 2AC, 3AC, Sleeper and General Second Class coaches

Meanwhile certain trains which were cancelled earlier have now been restored