They want to pressure the government to agree to a separate Telangana state with their protest named, 'Palle Palle Pattala Paiki' (villages on railway tracks).
Trains to Northern India pass through Telangana and are likely to be affected.
"We have also asked people who live in the villages all along the railway tracks to come on to the track and sit there. We have asked them to bring their cattle and bullock carts and also cook and eat on the track itself. For all practical purposes, instead of living in their homes, they live on the tracks for a day," said M Kodandaram of the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC).
The police has issued a statement explaining that it's gearing up for tomorrow's protests. They've also cautioned protestors.
"Information and past experience show that there is likelihood of sabotage to railway track by removal of fish plates and by tampering or destroying signal equipment. These can result in serious accidents causing great loss to human life," the release added.
Pro-Telangana groups have also called for a "march of millions" to Hyderabad on March 10. Lakhs of people have been asked to pour into the city.
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