Naidu Outlines Major Rail And Logistics Expansion To Make Amaravati A Key Hub In Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati is set to become a key hub in Andhra Pradesh’s rail and logistics network, with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announcing plans to connect the new international airport to the city by bullet train.

At a high-level review meeting at the Secretariat on 27 October, Naidu emphasised the importance of integrating Amaravati into the proposed high-speed railway corridors connecting Hyderabad with Bengaluru and Chennai, The New Indian Express reported.

He also directed that the Chennai–Bengaluru corridor include Tirupati to bolster regional mobility.

Reviewing railway projects worth Rs 33,630 crore currently under implementation across the state, Naidu instructed officials to release Rs 27 crore immediately for the Nadikudi–Srikalahasti line and suggested commencing services on the Kotipalli–Narsapur route, including the Kakinada–Kotipalli–Amalapuram section.

The Chief Minister approved land allocation for new coaching terminals in Amaravati and Gannavaram, while being briefed on expansion works underway in Vijayawada and Guntur.

He stressed that the state’s logistics ambitions hinge on railway cooperation, noting that an Integrated Logistics Park would be developed with central government support.

Naidu emphasised improving rail links to new ports at Mulapeta, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, and Ramayapatnam to facilitate seamless freight movement.

He reviewed proposals for a Dedicated Freight Corridor from Kharagpur to Chennai and new routes spanning 1,564 km to strengthen north–south and east–west connectivity.

For passenger infrastructure, he directed that Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, and Amaravati stations be developed as iconic hubs with innovative design.

Naidu urged completion of the Vijayawada station redevelopment, including a skywalk at Tirupati, and called for easing congestion through development of the Gnanapuram side at Visakhapatnam.

Officials informed him that 73 stations are being modernised under the Amrit Stations scheme, while 373 over and under-bridges are planned. Naidu instructed that visible transformation of stations be achieved by December.

The meeting, attended by Minister BC Janardhan Reddy, Special Chief Secretary MT Krishna Babu, and senior officials, also reviewed progress on the South Coast Railway Zone headquarters in Visakhapatnam and preparations for the Godavari Pushkaralu festival, for which Rs 271 crore has been allocated.

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