Karimnagar

Karimnagar is a town that is located in the Karimnagar District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The town is an important business center and recently it has witnessed an increase in infrastructure. The town is also known for its many educational institutions and is fast emerging as a center for education. Karimnagar is an old town and has been established many centuries ago. The area was ruled by the Satavanahas and also the Kakatiyas. There are few remaining traces of these famous kingdoms that can be seen in the area. An excavation at Koti Ligala which was the capital of the Satavanaha Kingdom has revealed many coins that were used during the period.

The area was also under the rule of the Nizams and there are interesting sites that can be seen in the town. The town was an important center during the period of the Nizams. Some of the places to visit in the area are, The Elgandal Fort, Tower Circle, Kaman Circle and a few other places. The Elgandal Fort is located around 12 km from the town and can be reached by taxis and buses. There are many temples that are located in the town and these are decorated with bright colors during the festive seasons.
Karimnagar's early history is dominated by the famous kingdoms of Srinivas & Kakatiyas. Koti Lingala in Karimnagar was the first capital of the Sathavahanas before Dharanikota. Excavations at Koti Lingala revealed coinage of Simukha, a Satavahana emperor. Karimnagar was originally called Kareem Nagar, deriving its name from Syed Kareemullah Shah Saheb Quadri.

It was one of the regional capitals during the rule of the Nizam.[4][5][6] It has many historical monuments such as Tower circle, Kaman circle and Elgandal Fort which is 12 km away from the town of Karimnagar.

Several famous people such as P.V. Narasimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India.Cingireddy Narayana Reddy - Poet and writer, Vemulawada Bheema Kavi, Prof G Ram Reddy served as an Chairman of the University Grants Commission, 1st Vice Chancellor of IGNO, Vice Chancellor of Osmaniya University and Father of Distance education in India, Paidi Jairaj Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner, Fayaz mostly known for his style hail from Karimnagar. Karimnagar is famous for silver filigree work, a very delicate form of metal craft. Karimnagar is the fastest growing city in Telangana region.

How To Reach :

By Road/Bus : As Karimnagar is not served fully by Rail. So, most of the commuters in city use buses to travel to distant places. APSRTC operates buses from Karimnagar to several places like Hyderabad/Secunderabad (served by 300 buses every day including Volvo coaches), Adilabad, Nizamabad, Warangal, Khammam, Nalgonda, Vijayawada, Vishakapatnam, Guntur, Piduguralla, Ongole, Kandukur, Kavali, Nellore, Puttaparthi & Tirupathi, in Andhra Pradesh. Mumbai, Bhiwandi, Shirdi, Chandrapur, Gadhchiroli, Gondia, Ramtek & Ahiri in Maharashtra State and Bangalore (served by Volvo Coach) in Karnataka State.

By Plane/Air : There is an airport at Basant nagar Kesoram cement factory at Ramagundam which is about 50 km from Karimnagar City. It was used when the Government of India was operating Vayudoot airlines a subsidiary of Air India and Indian Airlines. After the closure of Vayudoot, it has not been regular use. As of 2010, it is only used for landing of any VVIP's flights or for emergency landing of flights. The nearest international airport is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport located 162 km away from Karimnagar. The Andhra Pradesh state government is planning to develop this airport as a part of developing a second airport in Telangana region. [edit]

By Train/Rail : Karimnagar city is connected by a single broad gauge railway line with the Main Line (North-South or New Delhi-Chennai) at Peddapalli (35 kilometres) to the northeast and Jagityal (48 kilometres) to the northwest. A daily passenger train (Jagityal-Sirpur, Push Pull Passenger-Up/Down) and a Bi-weekly train (Agility-Vijayawada) on every Tuesday and Friday passes through Karimnagar station. Karimnagar railway station generates good revenues to Indian Railways in terms of freight transport and it is one among very few stations in India which handles Granite. The nearest major railway junction is Kazipet Junction which has 147 trains passing through, including super fast trains such as the AP express and Rajadhani express. Recently Railway department conducted a trial run between Jagitial and Nagapuram (Kammarpally Mdl). Kammarpally to Morthad trail run will be completed by March'12. And it was also told, the existing trains will be extended from Peddapally to Morthad by April'12. Currently it needs around 300 crores to complete the line from Morthad to Nizamabad. Our politicians should work very strongly to get this done by at least 2014. Karimnagar-jagityal railway line set up a national record in goods/freight movement in India in this stretch stood up at first position in 2009.