Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao has written to Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, requesting the immediate establishment of a new Railway Division headquartered at Kazipet in Telangana.
Rama Rao pointed out that the current restructuring in the South Central Railway and the operationalization of the South Coast Railway have placed a heavy operational load on the Secunderabad Division. The Secunderabad Division, spanning 2,755 track kilometers, is expected to grow to about 3,150 track kilometers with the addition of new double line sections, surpassing the optimal administrative range for Indian Railways divisions.
KTR highlighted the disparity in track kilometers among divisions, with Vijayawada and Guntakal operating around 2,200 track kilometers, while Guntur Division remains under 900 kilometers. This imbalance makes the Secunderabad Division stand out in terms of size, complexity, and traffic density. He emphasized the logical necessity of creating a Kazipet Division, encompassing key railway sections to form a coherent, high-density railway network of approximately 1,500–2,000 track kilometers.
