South Central Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian railway with its headquarters at Secunderabad. Inaugurated in the year 1966 on 2nd October, South Central Railway has become one of the most important transport routes in south central India. South Central Railway has its important divisions at Hubli and Vijayawada, which belonged to the Southern railways and was later clubbed with the Solapur division and the Secunderabad division of the Central railway to create a new railway zone, the South Central Railway.

The headquarters of South Central Railway is at Secunderabad. However it is from Vijayawada, New Guntur, Nanded, Hyderabad, and Guntakal, that the main railway operations of the South Central Railways are performed. Vijayawada is a main center of South Central Railway. Being the main connecting point between Northern and Southern India, Vijayawada station is the busiest station on the South Central Railway routes.

The South Central Railway tracks run from Goa in the Eastern side to Vizag in the West; and Khandwa in the north to Tirupathi in the South. Running through the prime tourist centers like Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, the South Central Railway links many popular tourist spots of India. The South Central Railway of India has been serving the Indian passengers since 40 years. Over all these years South Central Railway has grown into a modern transportation network, which has succeeded in fulfilling the passengers` aspirations and demands.

Since the formation of South Central Railway, it was included as the ninth zone of Indian Railways. The South Central Railway serves the states of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and some regions of Maharashtra. South Central Railway, also abbreviated as SCR has come a long way since its steam engine and wooden seats days and has facilitated its passengers with state of the art configuration, Diesel and Electric engines, telescopic Passenger Coaches and digital communication system.

The South Central Railway Divisions include the cities of Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Guntur, Nanded, Vijayawada and Guntakal. Lately, South Central Railway has introduced computerized passenger reservation system facility in 85 stations, Inter-active Voice Response System (IVRS) for rail reservation and enquiry, Passenger Operated Enquiry Terminals (POET) and National Train Enquiry System (NTES) for information on train movement. Close Circuit Television (CCTV) is available in all the important stations of South Central Railway for proper safety survey. Besides, several important mail or express trains, South Central Railway is popular for its Rajdhani Trains and Shatabdi Trains.