Circa 1986, an MG pair of express trains 551/552 Ajanta Express used to run between Kacheguda and Manmad via Secunderabad, Nizamabad, Nanded, Purna and Aurangabad. 551 UP Kacheguda Dep: 1800 & Manmad Arr:0905 and 552 DN Manmad Dep: 1945 & Kacheguda Arr: 1110
Besides this, there was also a pair of MG express trains 95/96 Ellora Express plying between Nizamabad and Manmad.