▁was ▁san ction ed ▁by ▁the ▁Late ▁Sh ri . P . V . ▁Nar as im ha ▁R ao ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁It ▁took ▁ 2 3 ▁years ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁a ▁ph ased ▁manner . ▁ ▁The ▁section ▁between ▁Ped d ap al li ▁and ▁Kar im n agar ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁train ▁services ▁were ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁It ▁took ▁another ▁ 6 ▁years ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁stretch ▁between ▁Kar im n agar ▁and ▁Jag ity al ▁and ▁passenger ▁trains ▁were ▁extended ▁till ▁Jag ity al ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁upon ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁railway ▁tracks ▁between ▁Jag ity al ▁and ▁M orth ad , ▁the ▁dem u ▁trains ▁were ▁further ▁extended ▁till ▁M orth ad ▁mand al ▁of ▁N iz am abad ▁district ▁and ▁passenger ▁trains ▁began ▁moving ▁between ▁Kar im n agar - M orth ad ▁and ▁Ped d ap al li - J ag ity al . ▁After ▁the ▁fund ▁allocation ▁for ▁the ▁remaining ▁section ▁between ▁M orth ad ▁and ▁N iz am abad , ▁the ▁works ▁were ▁acceler ated ▁and ▁within ▁a ▁year ▁the ▁Ped d ap al li - N iz am abad ▁line ▁via ▁Kar im n agar ▁was ▁ready ▁for ▁operations ▁and ▁the ▁services ▁began ▁from ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁