Guntakal Junction railway station

Guntakal Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
Guntakal Junction railway station
Location Guntakal, Andhra pradesh
India
Coordinates 15°10′30″N 77°22′01″E / 15.175°N 77.367°E / 15.175; 77.367Coordinates: 15°10′30″N 77°22′01″E / 15.175°N 77.367°E / 15.175; 77.367
Elevation 453.000 metres (1,486.220 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South Central Railway
Line(s) Guntakal-Chennai line
Guntakal-Solapur section
Guntakal-Bangalore section
Guntakal-Vasco da Gama section
Guntakal-Vijayawada section
Platforms 10
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code GTL
Division(s) Guntakal
History
Opened 1872 (1872)
Electrified Yes
Location
Guntakal railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Guntakal Junction railway station (station code:GTL)[1] is located in Anantapur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and serves Guntakal. It is a junction station at the intersection point of the Mumbai-Chennai line, the Vijayawada-Margao line and the Guntakal-Bengaluru line.

History

During the period 1861-1871 Madras Railway extended its Chennai-Arakonnam line to Raichur to join the Great Indian Peninsula Railway line, thereby linking Mumbai and Chennai with a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge line in 1871.[2]

During 1888 to 1890 Southern Mahratta Railway developed a metre gauge line from Vijayawada to Margao, passing through Guntakal.[3]

The Guntakal-Bangalore line was opened in 1892-93.[4] The metre gauge Guntakal-Mysore Frontier Railway was opened in 1893. It was operated by Southern Mahrata Railway.[5]

Electrification

The Electrification of Guntakal-Renigunta Section of 310 Route Km's completed in 2013.[6] The Electrification of Guntakal-Bangalore Section of 293 Route Km's completed in 2016.[7] The Electrification of Guntakal-Wadi Section of 228 Route Km's completed in 2017.[8] The Electrification of Guntakal-Guntur Section of 430 Route Km's is in under active process till now 234 Route Km's has been electrified in first phase. Phase 1 Consist of 165 Route Km between Nallapadu-Cumbum and 69 Route Km's of Guntakal-Dhone Section till now electrified.[9]

Sheds

Diesel Loco Shed, Guntakal was started as a metre gauge shed but after gauge conversions in Guntakal and Hubli divisions a broad gauge shed was opened in 1995. It houses WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A, WDG-3A and WDP4 locos. There is a coaching maintenance depot at Guntakal.[10] Since after overhaul with Electric Traction, Indian railways also sanctioned Electric Loco shed.[11]

Junction

The Guntakal Railway Station is a junction of tracks from 5 directions to Guntakal:

  • Guntakal-Guntur-Vijayawada-Howrah/New Delhi.
  • Guntakal-Ballari-Hubli-Vaso Da Gama.
  • Guntakal-Anantapur- Dharmavarm-Banglore/Tirupati.
  • Guntakal-Renigunta-Chennai.
  • Guntakal-Pune-Mumbai.
  • Guntakal- -kurnool-kacheguda

Classification

Guntakal Junction is classified as an A–category station in the Guntakal railway division.[12]

Other stations

  • Guntakal west Railway Station
  • Guntakal Bypass Railway Station
  • Timmanacherla Railway Station
  • Hanuman Circle Railway Station

Amenities

  • Guntakal Junction railway station has computerized reservation counters, waiting room, retiring room, non-vegetarian refreshment stall, light refreshment stall, tea stall and book stall.[13]
  • Guntakal junction has 6 Platforms and each can handle a train with more than 24 Coaches . Daily 55 pairs of passenger trains passing through this junction and having halt more than 15 minutes .

References

  1. ↑ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 2. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ↑ John Hurd, Ian J. Kerr, India’s Railway History: A Research Handbook, page 177
  3. ↑ "IR History:Early days II". 1870-1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. ↑ W. Francis. "Gazetteer of South India". Vol II, page 479. Mittal Publications, A 110 Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Guntakal-Mysore Frontier Railway". fibis. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  6. ↑ http://m.timesofindia.com/city/hyderabad/South-Central-Railway-completes-electrification-of-Guntakal-Renigunta-section/articleshow/27438885.cms
  7. ↑ http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/bangalore-electrification-commissioned.html
  8. ↑ http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/wadi-guntakal-line-electrification-completed.html
  9. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/two-major-routes-under-scr-jurisdiction-electrified/article18477680.ece
  10. ↑ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  11. ↑ http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2016-02-25/Guntakal-division-seeks-funds-for-rail-lines/209598
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Guntakal to Chennai trains". Make My Trip. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Nancherla
South Central Railway zone
Mumbai-Chennai line
Timmanacherla
Mallappa Gate
South Central Railway zone
Vijayawada-Margao line
West Guntakal
TerminusSouth Central Railway zone
Guntakal-Bengaluru line
Hanuman
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