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8 unusual facts about Secunderabad


Charles Godwin

He returned to India in January 1921 and, with the rank of colonel commandant, was again given his own command, the 5th Indian Cavalry Brigade and the Secunderabad Garrison.

History of Hyderabad

During the reign of the third Nizam, Sikandar Jah, the city of Secunderabad was founded to station French troops and subsequently, British troops.

Idse

Engineer-in-Chief is the head of MES and is assisted by six Command Chief Engineers who are co-located and under the operational Army Commands, Additional Director Generals at Pune and Secunderabad and 31 Zonal Chief Engineers.

James Oliphant

James had seven children with Lucy (she died and was buried at Secunderabad, on 29 March 1832).

James married secondly at Secunderabad, on 29 March 1832, to Sophia Ann, daughter of General Thomas Truman, of the Madras Army.

Mahzarin Banaji

She was born and raised in Secunderabad where she attended St. Ann's High School.

Secunderabad-Nanded Express

Hence, a single WDM2A locomotive hauls the train both ways, the locomotive usually belongs to the Guntakal, Maula Ali or Pune sheds.

Vikrampuri

It is right next to Karkhana and most of the times considered as part of Trimulgherry.


Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express

On 6 July 2005, Shri Anjan Kumar Yadav, MP, and Hyderabad mayor, Teegala Krishna Reddy, flagged off the train from Secunderabad station when the service was extended to Tirupati via Kurnool, Dhone and Kadapa.

Bangalore Rajdhani Express

Train service 22693/22694 has 7 halts in either direction at Sri Satya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam, Dharmavaram Junction, Secunderabad Junction, Kazipet Junction Nagpur Junction, Bhopal Junction and Jhansi Junction.

Train service 22691/22692 has 11 halts in either direction at Sri Satya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam, Dharmavaram Junction, Anantapur, Raichur, Sedam, Secunderabad Junction, Kazipet Junction, Nagpur Junction, Bhopal Junction and Jhansi Junction.

Ghatnandur train crash

The Ghatnandur train crash occurred on the 3 January 2003, when a passenger train travelling from Secunderabad to Manmad crashed into the rear end of a heavy goods train near Ghatnandur in Maharashtra, India.

Mathews Mar Barnabas

He studied Biology at Madras Christian College and while he served the parish in Secunderabad he did his masters in Botany in Osmania University.

Nacharam

Its connected by Bus Routes (250 which connects ECIL X Roads-nacharam-habsiguda-Tarnaka-Secunderabad, Route No. 3 which connects Koti – Tarnaka, Moulali and Habsiguda).

Porbandar railway station

There were trains to different destinations in India like Mumbai, Howrah, Secunderabad, Delhi, Santragachi, Kochuveli.

Secunderabad – Shalimar Express

The locomotive links for this train have not been fixed yet but often the train is hauled by a Lallaguda based WAP 7 or WAP 4 locomotive between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam.

Sikh Village

The wholesale 'Monda Market' which was moved from Secunderabad is located here.

St John's Church High School

The school is adjacent to the St. John's Church, St. John's Road, Nehru Nagar (old name Marredpally), Secunderabad.

St. Joseph's School, Bhagalpur

Rev Urban Mc Garry, the first Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bhagalpur started an English Medium Co-Education school in Bhagalpur on 15 November 1982 and invited Sisters of St. Ann of Providence from Secunderabad as a core team to assist him.

Vidyanagar

Its connected by Bus Routes (107v Dilsukhnagar to Secunderabad, Route No. 3 which connects Koti - Tarnaka, Moulali, Nacharam, Habsiguda).

Visakha Express

The Visakha Express is a daily express train of the Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad (SC) to Bhubaneshwar (BBS), popularized by the 2008 Tollywood movie of the same name.


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