Guntakal railway division

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Guntakal Railway Division
గుంతకల్లు రైల్వే డివిజన్
Shortened form of South Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways.jpg
Reporting mark GTL
Locale Andhra Pradesh, India
Dates of operation 1956; 68 years ago (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)
Length 1,355.1 kilometres (842.0 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.

History

Guntakal division created in 1956 as a part of the Southern Railway zone. It was transferred to South Central Railway zone on 2 October 1977.[2] It covers the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

  • In Andhra Pradesh it covers a total distance of 1205.1 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

Jurisdiction

In the South Central Railway zone, Guntakal division has the largest route of 1,307.07 km (812.18 mi) and is the second largest division in terms of track length with 1,872.47 km (1,163.50 mi).[2]

The following are the sections under the division.

  • Guntakal Jn. – Gooty Jn. – Renigunta Jn. – 309.5 km [ Electrified Double Line ]
  • Gooty Jn. – Pendekallu Jn →29.28 km [ Non electrified Single line ]
  • Gooty Jn. – Kalluru Jn – Dharmavarm Jn – 90.6 km [ electrified Single line ]
  • Yerraguntla – Nossam -47.4 km [ Non electrified Single line ]
  • Dharmavaram Jn. – Pakala Jn. - 227.42 km [ Non electrified single Line ]
  • Guntakal Jn. – Wadi Jn [ Excluding ] → 221.13 km [ Double Line and Electrification Under process ]
  • Guntakal Jn. – Bellary Jn [Excluding] – 46.2 km [ Non electrified Double line ]
  • Guntakal Jn. - Dhone Jn. - Nandyal [ Excluding ] – 144.3 km [ Non electrified Single line ]
  • Tirupati – Renigunta Jn. - Gudur Jn [ Excluding ] – 92.51 km [ Electrified Double line ]
  • Tirupati – Pakala Jn. - Katpadi Jn [ Excluding ] -103.59 km [ Electrified Single Line ]
  • Guntakal Jn – Kalluru Jn – 40.26 [ Non Electrified Single Line ]
  • Guntakal Bye pass – 0.8 [ Non Electrified Single Line ]
  • Renigunta Bye pass – 1.4 [ Electrified Single Line ]

Source → SCR Zone → System map

Stations and categories

The below table depicts the stations under the Guntakal division and their category.[3]

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

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