“High passenger demand across the Secunderabad–Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam and Tirupati routes underscores the need for semi-high-speed and high-speed rail capacity.”
SECUNDERABAD / VIJAYAWADA (YUVA 9 Bureau): South Central Railway's Vande Bharat Express services connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupati, and Bengaluru continue to post consistently over 100 percent patronage, while indigenous 'Kavach' automatic train protection deployment expands across golden quadrilateral trunk routes.

