Gooty Junction railway station

Gooty Junction
Train Station
Location Gooty, Andhra Pradesh, India
Elevation 370 m
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s)

Yeswanthpur - Gooty line

Gooty - Dhone line
Construction
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Status Functional
Station code GY
Fare zone South Central Railway zone
Electrified Yes

Gooty Junction railway station (station code:GY)[1] is the primary railway station serving Gooty in Andhra Pradesh, India. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Guntakal division of South Central Railways.[2]

Structure and Amenities

The station has two platforms. The station is situated at junction of four lines branching towards Dharmavaram, Dhone, Renigunta and Guntakal.

Gooty railway station is located on the Guntakal-Chennai Egmore section, which is part of Mumbai – Chennai railway route, it is home to one of the 5 diesel locomotive sheds in the South Central Railways (SCR). Gooty Junction railway station is situated on the Bangalore – Hyderabad National Highway 7 (India)(old numbering)or 44, Ankola – Bellary – Gooty National Highway NH 63, Gulbarga – Gooty National Highway (In Process w.e.f 23/01/2014). Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty is home to diesel locomotives of the ALCO WDG2A, WDG3A, WDM3A and WDM3D classes.

Classification

Gooty railway station is classified as a B–category station in the Guntakal railway division.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 1. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Gooty Junction".
  3. ↑ "Category of Stations over Guntakal Division". South Central Railway zone. Portal of Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

Coordinates: 15°08′59″N 77°37′30″E / 15.1496°N 77.6249°E / 15.1496; 77.6249


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