Uttam demands Hyderabad-Vijayawada bullet train

Representation made to SCR General Manager

Senior Congress leader and Nalgonda MP N. Uttamkumar Reddy on Tuesday demanded sanction of a bullet train from Hyderabad to Vijayawada via Nakrekal, Suryapet and Kodad to be built along the National Highway 65 where land is already available and it can be a new line.

A bullet train from Hyderabad to Vijayawada on this route would not only reduce the travel time drastically to 1.5 hours but would boost the economies of both Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and that of the nation. The Hyderabad – Vijayawada bullet train would be more viable than the Mumbai – Ahmedabad one, he claimed in a representation made to South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager Gajanan Mallya.

During the meeting held with MPs of the SCR divisions at the Rail Nilayam, he said the present rail route from Hyderabad to Vijayawada via Kazipet is 350 km and the train journey takes 6-7 hours, but the new route along the NH would reduce the distance to 256 km. The huge traffic density on NH 65 is reflected in the 1,500 buses and thousand of cars, lorries and other automobiles plying on this road everyday, he said.