 Karimnagar town is the only district headquarters in Telangana which is not connected to the state headquarters.The 146 km Manoharabad-Kothapalli railway line passes Vemulawada, which houses the famous Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple known as Dakshina Kashi.It then goes via Sircilla and Siddipet towns and aims to connect Karimnagar to Secunderabad.