# Khammam MPs ask SCR to rename Bhadrachalam Road station 2026-08-21T18:47:10+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Khammam MPs have urged South Central Railways (SCR) to rename Bhadrachalam Road railway station at Kothagudem as Kothagudem railway station, citing the town's status as district headquarters. The request was made to SCR general manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava during a high-level review meeting on Thursday at Rail Nilayam in Secunderabad, attended by BRS Parliamentary Party leader Vaddiraju Ravichandra and Khammam MP R Raghuram Reddy. MP Raghuram Reddy said the name change would be appropriate since Kothagudem serves as the headquarters of the Kothagudem district, formed from Khammam. The MPs also demanded a new train, 'Bhadradri Express', connecting Kothagudem to Tirupati, citing no direct rail link, and sought a railway line to Bhadrachalam, proposing it be developed into a junction linking Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh. Reddy urged officials to exchange state government land at Khammam station to widen the approach road to Kothagudem station. Ravichandra reiterated a demand for the Dornakal-Miryalaguda line to use an alternative route avoiding fertile lands in Khammam Urban and Palair constituencies, and sought Kothagudem's development as a railway division with modernisation, lifts, escalators, and underpasses. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Renaming railway stations to reflect district headquarters is a common political demand in Telangana, as it confers symbolic recognition and can aid in administrative and tourism branding. The MPs' push for a new Bhadradri Express and a railway line to Bhadrachalam taps into the temple town's significance as a major pilgrimage site, potentially boosting local economy and connectivity. The demand for an alternative route for the Dornakal-Miryalaguda line reflects land acquisition sensitivities in fertile agricultural areas. The key next step is SCR's decision on the feasibility study and budget allocation for these projects, with the next review meeting likely in three to six months. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com Straight news report relaying MPs' demands without editorial comment or framing. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bhadrachalam, Kothagudem, South Central Railways, Telangana, Vaddiraju Ravichandra Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/khammam-mps-ask-scr-to-rename-bhadrachalam-road-station/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/khammam-mps-ask-scr-to-rename-bhadrachalam-road-station/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/