Hyderabad: Indulge in shopping while you wait at Kacheguda Railway Station

Hyderabad: The South Central Railway has established two outlets "Hyderabad Pearls & Charminar Bangles" and "Pochampalli Handlooms" at Kacheguda Railway Station for convenience of the passengers to shop.

The SCR adopted an innovative idea by letting the space in the Kacheguda station to establish stalls for the world-renowned 'Hyderabad Pearls & Charminar Bangles' and 'Pochampalli Handlooms' to serve the passengers, who are interested in exploring the shopping options having a flavour of local culture. The stalls were set up on Platform No 1 of the iconic station building with heritage structure.

Hyderabad is famous for its 'Pearls' in the world. Pearls of Hyderabad city are popular for its quality and durability. Similarly, 'Bangles' sold in Charminar area are also popular and many people visit Charminar to purchase bangles at 'Chudi Bazar'.

SCR General Manager Gajanan Mallya appreciated the efforts of Hyderabad Division commercial department for adopting such innovative ideas which will serve the passengers in a better way apart from generation of 'Non-Fare Revenue'. He also stated that Rail Users can utilize this opportunity and save their shopping time and advised railway officials to adopt such schemes for increasing the revenue from non-conventional sources by utilizing the available space in railway premises in the best way.