Guntakal railway division

Guntakal Railway Division
Guntakal Junction railway station signboard
Reporting mark GTL
Locale Andhra Pradesh, India
Dates of operation 1956 (1956)–
Predecessor Southern Railway zone
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Previous gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Electrification 25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Length 1,451.9 kilometres (902.2 mi)
Headquarters Guntakal
Website www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in

Guntakal Railway Division is one of the six divisions of South Central Railway zone (SCR) of the Indian Railways.[1] The headquarters of the division is at Guntakal and its zonal headquarters is at Secunderabad. This division is second in terms of Route kilometers after secunderabad railway division.

History

Guntakal division was created in 1956 as a part of the Southern Railway zone. It was transferred to South Central Railway zone on 2 October 1977.[2][3]

Jurisdiction

It covers the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

  • In Andhra Pradesh it covers a total distance of 1302.9 Route km.
  • In Karnataka it covers a total distance of 142.2 Route km.
  • In Tamil Nadu it covers a total distance of 6.86 Route

Sections and branch lines

The division has the largest broad gauge route of 1,430.01 km (888.57 mi) and also has the second largest running track of 1,872.47 km (1,163.50 mi) in the South Central Railway zone.[4]

The lines and sections under the jurisdiction of the Guntakal division are listed below:

RouteType of
track		TractionRoute
(km.)
Guntakal–Wadi(Excl)
(km 443.06-671.38)		DoubleElectric228.32
Guntakal–Dhone section
(km 365.66-297.12)		singleElectric68.54
Dhone–Nandyal section(Excl)
(km 297.12-256.98)		singleElectric40.14
Nandyal–Yerraguntla sectionSingleDiesel123.00
Guntakal-Bellary(Excl)
(km 253.45-208.06)		DoubleDiesel45.39
Guntakal–Renigunta section
(km 443.06-134.78)		DoubleElectric308.28
Guntakal-DharmavaramsingleElectric101.28
Dharmavarm - Pakala Branch linesingleDiesel227.42
Gudur-Katpadi Branch lineDouble & singleElectric198.00
Gooty-PendekallusingleElectric29.275
Gooty-Kalluru
(km 269.04-239.54)		singleElectric29.50
Kadapa-Pendlimarri sectionsingleDiesel21.8
Total 1451.90

Source:

  • Guntakal Division System map[5]

Note:

  • excl.– Station excluded / not under the divisional jurisdiction
  • km– Kilometer measure of distance between two lines

Stations and categories

Kadapa Railway Station Premises
Long view of Yerraguntla Junction Station Building
Adoni Railway Station
Chittor railway station Entrance
Jammalamadugu Railway Station Located on newly opened Nandyal-Yerraguntla section
Tadipatri Railway Station Entrance

The below table depicts the stations under the Guntakal division and their category.[6][7]

Category of station No. of stations Names of stations
A-1 1 Tirupati
A 6 Anantapur, Guntakal Junction, Cuddapah Junction, Raichur, Renigunta Junction, Yadgir
B 8 Adoni, Chittoor, Dharmavaram Junction, Gooty Junction, Dhone Junction, Mantralayam, Pakala Junction, Srikalahasti
D 9 Kadiri, Railway Koduru, Krishna, Nalwar, Narayanapet Road, Rajampeta, Tadipatri, Venkatagiri, Yerraguntla Junction
E 90 -
F 20 halt stations
Total 134 -

Performance and earnings

Guntakal division generates revenue mainly from tourism and freight. There are many religious destinations as well natural tourism spots which draws tourists from various places. The freight revenue is due to the availability of large number natural resources, industries based on these resources and nearby ports.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South Central Railway Divisions". Portal of Indian Railways. South Central Railway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Guntakal division overview". Portal of Indian Railways. South Central Railway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Divisions". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "RTI Information". South Central Railway. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Guntakal Division System map" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0Administration". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 August 2016. External link in |title= (help)
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