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'Nizam’s Railway' Lines (up to 1883)

Wadi-Secunderbad Railway broad gauge(BG) line, from Wadi Junction to Secunderabad, opened 1874, 115 miles(185km). Financed by Nizam of Hyderabad, first operated as Nizam's Railway which in 1883 formed Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway. The 6 mile section Hyderabad to Secunderabad was in 1901 converted to mixed gauge (BG and metre gaugeMG) to enable the MG Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway MG line to reach Hyderabad ^[1]

Broad Gauge (BG) Lines

Hyderabad Main Line . The BG Wadi-Secunderbad Railway was extended to Warangal, 1886; Dornakal Junction, 1888; Bona Kalu, 1888 to the Hyderabad/British Frontier, 1889. Giving a total of 310 miles(499km) ^[1]. The line joined to the Bezwada Extension Railway.
Bezwada Extension Railway, BG, opened 1889 as south east extension to the Hyderabad Main Line from the Hyderabad/British Frontier to Bezwada Station (where there was a interchange to the Southern Mahratta Railway MG line ). Line length 22 miles(35km). ^[1].
- ‘Hyderabad Branch’ BG, opened 1874 from Hyderabad to Hussain Sagar, 3.6 miles(5km) in northern suburbs.
- ’Mineral Branch’ BG, also known as Singareni Coal Fields Railway, opened 1888 from Dornakal Junction to Singareni Coalfields, 16 miles(26km) ) ^[1]
Kazipet-Balharshah Railway BG, opened in stages 1924-27^[2], from Kazipet via Pedipalli, Ramsgundah, Asifahbad Road to Balharshah. Section of NGSR Guaranteed Railway linking Chennai directly with Delhi. Total line length 145 miles (232km) ^[3]. The completion of this line created the
Balharshah-Warangal Railway, BG, was created on the completion in 1927 of the Kazipet-Balharshah Railway' above.
Karepalli-Kothagudem Railway, BG, opened 1927 as part of NGSR ^[2] from Karepalli to Kothagudium (Bhadrachalam Road), 25 miles (40km) ^[3]
Vicrabad-Bidar Railway, BG, opened 1930 and extended 1932 ^[2] from Vikarabad via Mohamadabad Bidar and Udgir to Parli Vaijnath^[3]

Metre Gauge (MG) Lines

Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway, MG, opened 1899-1900, as part of NGSR from Hyderabad to Manmad via Jalna, Sailu, Parbhani, Purna Junction, Nander, Sivungaon, Secunderabad. Total 391 miles(629km) including the 6 mile mixed gauge (MG and BG) section of Mainline into Hyderabad ^[4]
- 'Hingoli Branch Railway', MG, opened 1912, as part of NGSR from Hingoli to Purna Junction on the Hyderabad-Godaveri Valley Railway, 50 miles(80km) ]] ^[5]
Secunderabad-Gadwal Railway, MG, also known as Secunderabad-Dronachellam Railway ^[2], opened in stages from 1916, as part of NGSR from Secunderabad south west to Gadwal via Timmapur, Chatanpali, Balanager, Gullapalli, Jadcharla, Mashbubnager, Kurumurti, Wanaparti Road, reached in 1917, 108 miles(173km) ^[6] The final 13 miles(21km) section to Gadwal was opened in 1922. The line was subsequently extended via Allumpur Road, a further 28 miles(45km),1925; and to the Hyderabad/British Frontier, a further 7 miles(11km) in 1928 ^[3].
Parbhani-Purli Railway, MG, opened 1929 as part of NGSR ^[2] from Parhhani Junction to Purli Vaijnath via Gangakher, 39 miles (62km) ^[3].

The 1936-37 Report ^[7] gives :-

Nizam’s State Railway, BG, Class I railway, 667 miles(1073km).
Bezwada Extension, BG, Class I railway, 22 miles(35km). State Railway worked by Nizam’s State Railway
Nizam’s State Railway, MG, Class I railway, 623 miles(1002km) .
Dronachellam(Dhone)-Kurnool-British Frontier, MG, Class I railway, 36 miles(58km). State railway, worked by by Nizam’s State Railway
Jankampet-Budaon Railway, MG, construction commenced 1936, 12 miles(19km) length. Primarily as a siding to serve a sugar factory at Budaon and to assist in the transport of machinery etc to the factory also for passenger traffic ^[8]. Line opened 1938 ^[2]