Nadikudi railway station

Nadikudi Junction
Indian Junction Railway Station
Location Dachepalle, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 16°21′14″N 79°26′17″E / 16.3539°N 79.438°E / 16.3539; 79.438
Elevation 98 m (322 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South Central Railway
Line(s) Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section
Nadikudi-Macherla branch line
Platforms 4
Tracks 5
Construction
Structure type Standard
Parking NOT Available
Disabled access
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code NDKD
Zone(s) South Central Railway
Division(s) Guntur
History
Opened 1930 (1930)
Electrified Electrification in progress
Location
Nadikudi railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Nadikudi railway station (station code:NDKD) is a railway junction in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India .

History

Historically, Nadikudi was a metre gauge station.[1] Trains which travelled from Guntur to Macherla used to pass through Nadikudi. Later, Guntur-Macherla section was converted from Meter Gauge to Broad Gauge and a new line was laid from Bibinagar near Hyderabad to Nadikudi, thus making Nadikudi a junction.

Route

Trains that go to Macherla divert at Nadikudi Junction. The nearest town to Nadikudi is Dachepalle. Nadikudi is located on the Pagidipalli-Nallapadu section of Guntur(GNT), South Central Railway Zone (India) (SCR).

Station category

Nadikudi railway station is classified as a D–category station. It is one of the four Model stations in the Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone.[2]

Freight

It handles freight traffic and the main commodities include, cement, rice and paddy.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mile stones in SCR".
  2. ↑ "Evolution of Guntur Division" (PDF). South Central Railway. p. 9,11. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Operations scenario" (PDF). South Central Railway zone. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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