South Central Railway (SCR) has decided to take up experimental halts at the upcoming Cherlapalli railway terminal, Hyderabad from March 14 for the following trains: Train Number 17011/ 17012 Hyderabad- Sirpur Kaghaznagar – Bidar Express, Train Number 12713/12714 Vijayawada – Secunderabad - Vijayawada Express and Train Number 12706/12705 Secunderabad – Guntur - Secunderabad Express.
These trains will halt for a minute or so before reaching Secunderabad station, according to an official release issued on Thursday. The terminal station is fast nearing completion and at a recent media interaction, SCR General Manager Arun Kumar Jain has informed that the facility will be used if its ready even if the election code of conduct comes into force and will be formally inaugurated later.