Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy inspects the ongoing redevelopment works at Hitec City Railway Station in Hyderabad on Friday.
| Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR
Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy on Friday inspected the ongoing renovation works at the HiTech City railway station, being taken up at a total cost of ₹25.93 crore with state-of-the-art architecture and passenger amenities.
The station building itself is undergoing a major makeover at a cost of ₹10 crore. Upcoming facilities include a 12-metre foot overbridge, two lifts, two escalators, a waiting room and extended platform covers. Mr. Reddy stated that 16 mail and express trains bound for Bidar, Visakhapatnam, Mumbai, Kakinada, Shirdi and Narsapur were provided stoppages at the station during the Dussehra and Diwali festival season for the convenience of passengers, especially those residing in western Hyderabad.
Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy inspects the ongoing redevelopment works at Hitec City Railway Station in Hyderabad on Friday.
| Photo Credit:
SIDDHANT THAKUR
The station handles a daily footfall of about 5,400 passengers, he said, and pointed out that it is part of the 40 stations in Telangana being redeveloped with modern facilities. While the ₹720-crore redevelopment of Secunderabad station is progressing well and Hyderabad station is being developed at a cost of ₹350 crore, the Kacheguda redevelopment plan is currently in the approval stage, he added.
Chevella MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy expressed happiness that four railway stations in his constituency — HiTech City, Tandur, Vikarabad, and Hafeezpet — are being modernized as Amrit stations. South Central Railway General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Chief Administrative Officer Sandeep Jain and others were present, according to a press release.
Published – November 28, 2025 08:07 pm IST
