South Central Railway Zone
The South Central Railway (Telugu: దక్షిణ మధ్య రైల్వే, Hindi:, Marathi दक्षिण मध्य रेल्वे) is one of the 16 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Secunderabad and has the following divisions:
- Secunderabad
- Hyderabad
- Guntakal (including Bellary-Guntakal (MG))
- Vijayawada
- Guntur
- Nanded
It covers the geographical area consists of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and a very small section in Madhya Pradesh.
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