Part of the problem with SCR is that they prefer ease of operations than connectivity ( not in a discriminatory way, but it ends up having the same effect). All their choice of starting points for trains are either terminal stations like COA,MTM, NS or major cities like SC/BZA/TPTY etc. Because of this, many major places like HX/ATP/OGL/AWB/NLR end up depending on passing trains and do not have any originating traffic.
While it is definitely a good idea to start trains in this manner, in most areas this is becoming a problem because, other than the Godavari and Krishna districts, the other areas in SCR have no terminal stations and many of the important places are...
more... just passing stations ( not even major junctions). This is leading to the idea back-firing a lot and SCR has no answer right away as it has followed the same development strategy from the time of it's formation and they are unwilling to adapt to a different style of operations.
But SCR is a decent zone. It has the usual problems at the border regions, but they are not very ugly or discriminatory and the problems are mostly due to laziness in operations and a resistance to change. A dynamic leadership and the correct political pressure can help set things on the right path for SCR.