Nadikudi railway station
Nadikudi railway station (station code:NDKD[1]), is a railway junction in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India.[2]
Nadikudi Junction | |
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Indian Junction Railway Station | |
Location | Dachepalle, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh India |
Coordinates | 16°21′14″N 79°26′17″E |
Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | South Central Railway |
Line(s) | Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section Nadikudi-Macherla branch line Nadikudi-Srikalahasti section |
Platforms | 4 |
Tracks | 5 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard |
Parking | Available |
Disabled access | |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | NDKD |
Zone(s) | South Central Railway |
Division(s) | Guntur |
History | |
Opened | 1930 |
Electrified | Electrification is done |
Location | |
Nadikudi Junction Location in Andhra Pradesh Nadikudi Junction Location in India |
History
Historically, Nadikudi was a metre gauge station.[3] Trains which travelled from Guntur to Macherla used to pass through Nadikudi. Later, Guntur-Macherla section, Tenali-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.[4]
Freight
It handles freight traffic and the main commodities include, cement, rice and paddy.[5]
See also
References
- "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nadikude Jn. - Vishnupuram section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- Jonathan, P. Samuel (4 May 2019). "Delay in land acquisition emerges bottleneck for Nadikudi-Srikalahasti rail line". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- "Mile stones in SCR".
- "Evolution of Guntur Division" (PDF). South Central Railway. pp. 9, 11. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- "Operations scenario" (PDF). South Central Railway zone. Retrieved 17 January 2017.