[10] The station, which resembles a fort, is a tourist attraction in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

[3] Indian Railways has proposed an upgrade to a world-class station, emphasising vertical expansion.

Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway was formed as a private company, and construction of the Secunderabad–Wadi line began that year.

[13] In 1916, the Kachiguda railway station was built as NGSR headquarters and to regulate traffic at Secunderabad.

[14] The Secunderabad station was assigned to the Central Railway zone, with Victoria Terminus its headquarters.

With an average speed of 42.5 kilometres per hour (26.4 mph), it was India's fastest metre-gauge train at the time.

The electric-locomotive shed in South Lallaguda (near the Secunderabad station), with a capacity of 100 locomotives, was built in 1995.

Intended for the high-speed transport of freight such as coal, the train was expected to run at 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph).

To reduce traffic at Secunderabad, the Railway Board has decided on a fourth major station in Hyderabad.

[10] Another daily Rajdhani Express, originating at the Bangalore City railway station, also stops at Secunderabad.

The bi-weekly Secunderabad–Mumbai Duronto Express, announced in the 2010–11 Union Railway Budget,[35] was expected to begin by 31 March 2011.

These DHMU's run in the non-electrified rail lines in the suburbs of the Hyderabad Urban Area.

[41] The station has restaurants, cafes, a coffee shop, book stalls, waiting and cloak rooms, a cyber cafe,[42] tourism agents' and train-inquiry counters, digital train-status boards, train-status announcements and foot bridges.

[45] RPF personnel maintain security amd monitor suspicious activity, surveillance cameras were installed at the station after the 13 September 2008 Delhi bombings.

[46] Indian Railways plan to equip a commando outfit modeled on the National Security Guard to counter terrorism at the station.

After increasing terrorist threats,[30] SCR began baggage checks at an estimated cost of ₹40 lakh (₹4 million, or US$65,000) as part of a pilot project.

[49] The lot, built at a cost of ₹6 million,[50] has a dispenser at its entrance to issue a magnetically-striped ticket with the time and date of arrival.

[53] Station maintenance, including cleaning 800 coaches, aprons and platforms, requires over 30,000 litres of water daily.

[54] In the 2009–10 budget hearing, Mamata Banerjee listed 50 stations (including Secunderabad) to upgrade to world-class facilities.

[56] Similar to an airport, the proposed station would have a shopping mall, a food plaza, entertainment and recreation centres.

The plan includes vertical expansion[11] of the station, with platforms on several floors connected by escalators and lifts.

Lighting, seating areas, waiting rooms, bathrooms and Internet kiosks would be upgraded.

[57] Since about 170,000 passengers commute through Secunderabad on 229 trains daily, the project needs to be developed with an eye to the next century;[58] Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee concurred in June 2009, when she presented the maiden 2009–10 Rail Budget.

[59] Preservationists fear that the massive upgrade may leave the heritage building a memory of a bygone era, since ₹85 million has already been spent on station improvements.

It was decided to hire a consultant to sketch a master plan for the project, including facilities to be incorporated, a time frame and estimated cost.

Global tenders for consultants were issued on 26 September,[58] and the successful bidder (who would have ten months to propose a master plan) would be selected on 30 October.

This scheme, formulated on the back of the insights and recommendations from a high-level committee, aims to address the practical difficulties experienced with the Manual of Standards and Specifications for Railway Stations (MSSR 2009) issued in June 2009.

720 crores, the project seeks to transform the station into an iconic structure that provides world-class amenities.

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, laid the foundation stone for this monumental redevelopment on 8 April 2023, signifying the start of a project that aims to culminate by the end of 2025.