Kacheguda Railway Station Goes Digital! – First in the Country!

The Kacheguda railway station has achieved the unique distinction of becoming the first railway terminal in the country with 100% digital payment. Passengers can buy tickets, book parcels, hire retiring rooms or buy articles from vendors online. Proud of this implementation and the distinction it brought to my city. Kacheguda Railway Station is one of the three Central Stations in Hyderabad City. It is operated by the South Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways.

Kacheguda Railway Station was constructed in 1916, by the Nizam of the erstwhile Hyderabad State, this Station was the Headquarters of H.E.H. The Nizam’s State Railway. Endowed with central and side domes and accompanying minarets, this station has aspects of Gothic style architecture. The station handles trains originating for Indore, Bhopal, Aurangabad, Tirupati, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Nanded, Nizamabad, Mangalore, and more. Housing many modern passenger amenities, this station now serves as the Headquarters station of the Hyderabad railway division of South Central Railway. The recently constructed terminus building houses a miniature Rail Museum and branded outlets like Cafe Coffee Day, Food Courts, Cloak Rooms, Convenient Stores, Medical outlets, State of the art fully air-conditioned dormitories and other services.