The newly built Cherlapalli Railway Terminal in Hyderabad, which was inaugurated in January 2025, suffered structural damage on May 3 after only mild rain and wind.
According to reports, the area received just 2.5 cm of rainfall and wind speeds around 15 kmph. Despite the low intensity of the weather, sections of the terminal’s roof were damaged, and some ceiling panels collapsed.
South Central Railway General Manager Arun Kumar Jain on Sunday directed chief administrative officer Satya Prakash, principal head of the construction wing, to carry out a detailed investigation into the incident of collapse of roofing panels to “take necessary corrective and strict punitive action.”
The iron sheets covering the roof near the terminal’s main gate were torn apart by the wind. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. Railway officials rushed to the site after the incident and immediately began repair work to fix the damage.
Built at an estimated cost of Rs 430 crore, the Cherlapalli Railway Terminal was designed to ease congestion at Hyderabad’s main railway stations, Secunderabad, Nampally, and Kacheguda. PM Narendra Modi had officially inaugurated the terminal in January 2025. The station was expected to serve around 50,000 passengers daily and features nine platforms, including four newly constructed high-level platforms. It was also promoted as having “airport-like” facilities.
The terminal includes modern amenities such as foot-over-bridges, lifts, escalators, large concourse areas, illuminated exteriors, separate waiting halls for men and women, an upper-class waiting lounge, a cafeteria, and restaurants. The station is located near the Outer Ring Road, providing easy access for passengers from the city’s eastern corridors like LB Nagar and Uppal.
BRS spokesperson Manne Krishank posted a video of the damage on social media. “Slight wind damages recently opened Charlapalli Railway Station in Telangana which was inaugurated by Shri PM Modi…” he wrote in a post on X. In a follow-up post, he expressed relief that no one was hurt, while questioning the quality of the construction of such an expensive project.
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