Guntakal railway division
























Guntakal Railway Division
Shortened form of South Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways.jpg

Guntakal Junction 4.JPG
Guntakal Junction railway station signboard

Reporting markGTL
Locale
Andhra Pradesh, India
Dates of operation1956; 62 years ago (1956)–
PredecessorSouthern 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
Length1,451.9 kilometres (902.2 mi)
HeadquartersGuntakal
Websitewww.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.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Jurisdiction

    • 2.1 Sections and branch lines


    • 2.2 Stations and categories



  • 3 Performance and earnings


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References




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-Dharmavaram
singleElectric101.28
Dharmavarm - Pakala Branch linesingleDiesel227.42
Gudur-Katpadi Branch line
Double & single
Electric198.00

Gooty-Pendekallu		singleElectric29.275

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
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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



  • Divisions of Indian Railways


References




  1. ^ "South Central Railway Divisions". Portal of Indian Railways. South Central Railway. Retrieved 1 June 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ ab "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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