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{{Short description|Railway station in Telangana, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Ghatkesar
| type = [[Indian Railways|Indian Railway]] Station
| style = Induuian railway
| image = Ghatkesar Railway Station 16102016.jpg
| image_caption = 
| address = [[Ghatkesar]], Telangana
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|17.452874|N|78.678258|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = 477.14&nbsp;m above the sea level
| line = 
| other = 
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 2
| tracks = 4
| parking = Yes (Available)
| opened = 
| closed = 
| rebuilt = 
| electrified = Yes
| accessible = 
| code = {{Indian railway code
  | code     = GT
  | zone     = [[South Central Railway zone|South Central Railway]]
  | division = Secundrabad
  }}
| owned = Indian Railways
| operator = South Central Railway
| status = Working
| former = 
| passengers = 
| pass_year = 
| pass_percent = 
| pass_system = 
| map_type = India Telangana#India
| map_caption = Location in Telangana##Location in India
}}
'''Ghatkesar''' (station code:GT), where, Ghat means Mountains and Kesar (Keseri) means Saffron of Persia, this is also a [[railway station]] located in [[Ghatkesar town]], [[Medchal district]] on [[Secunderabad]]-[[Bibinagar]] line, which falls under South Central Railway (SCR), Secunderabad division. Ghatkesar is considered to be the capital suburbs of Hyderabad.  
The Ghatkesar Railway Station is serviced for 18 trains daily. Most of these services pass through the station. The [[Kazipet railway station|Kazipet]] – [[Secunderabad railway station|Secunderabad]] and [[Tenali railway station|Tenali]] –[[Guntur railway station|Guntur]] – [[Secunderabad railway station|Secunderabad]] which passes through the station

==Services==
Passenger train services from Secunderabad to Guntur and Kajipetta division
MEMU, DEMU, Passenger service starts from Bhongiri railway Station to [[Falaknuma railway station]]

Multi Modal Transport System (MMTS) Phase II work is nearing completion which will connect this Capitol suburbs with rest of the city over railway network.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/SCR-starts-2-Memu-trains/articleshow/9290256.cms| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601035824/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-20/hyderabad/29794082_1_passenger-train-memu-train-services| url-status=live| archive-date=1 June 2013| title=SCR starts 2 Memu trains| date=20 July 2011| work=[[The Times of India]]| access-date=10 December 2011}}</ref><ref name=CNN-IBM>{{cite news| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/corporation-adamant-on-saving-memu-dream/210268-60-122.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318051612/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/corporation-adamant-on-saving-memu-dream/210268-60-122.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=18 March 2013| title=Corporation adamant on saving MEMU dream| work=CNN-IBM| author=Express News Service| date=9 December 2011| accessdate=10 December 2011 }}</ref>

Now Ghat Keseri station has four platforms and Quadru tracks to Secunderabad for operation of the MMTS Dedicated Corridor. It is a terminal end point of MMTS Phase two, and later extended to Yadhadhiri in the future pilgrimages.

==References==
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{{Railway stations in Telangana}}
{{BF Route (MEMU)}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Ranga Reddy district]]


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