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Khammam MPs ask SCR to rename Bhadrachalam Road station
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…
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.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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