Telangana Congress president Uttam Kumar Reddy seeks Hyderabad-Vijayawada bullet train

HYDERABAD: Telangana Congress president and Nalgonda MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Wednesday urged the central government to build a direct “bullet train railway line” between Hyderabad and Vijayawada.
He raised the issue in the Lok Sabha under rule 377 and submitted his request to the Speaker. When an issue is raised in the Lok Sabha under Rule 377 of the Rules and Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha.the ministry of Parliamentary affairs takes follow-up action on matters raised under this rule.
“I request that a direct bullet train railway line be built between Hyderabad and Vijayawada via Chityal, Narketpalli, Nakrekal, Suryapet and Kodad. The erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh was divided into the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in 2014. Hyderabad and Vijayawada are the principal cities in these two states. They are connected, presently, by a circuitous railway line and the journey takes over six hours. If a superfast bullet train straight railway line is laid between Hyderabad and Vijayawada, the journey time can be reduced to less than two hours,” Uttam said.
The economies of both states would also receive a huge boost from such a line. The National Highway-65 between Hyderabad and Vijayawada already has land adjacent to it, which was acquired earlier and can be used to construct the new railway line from Hyderabad to Vijayawada. Connecting Jaggaiahpet and Chityal will be adequate for the purpose of increasing connectivity between these cities.
This would definitely boost the economy and traffic between the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and benefit the country’s economy, he added.