The Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway was established by the Nizam of Hyderabad as a part of The Nizam’s Guaranteed State Railway a company under the guarantee of the Hyderabad State. The railway was part of the 467 miles (752 km) of broad gauge and 391 miles (629 km) of the narrow gauge(meter gauge) opened in the state between 1899 and 1901.