Guntur Junction railway station

Guntur గుంటూరు
Location	Guntur, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Guntur-Tenali section
Platforms	7
Construction
Structure type	On ground
Parking	Available
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	GNT
Zone(s)	South Central Railway
Division(s)	Guntur
History
Opened	1 April 2003 (1 April 2003)
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Pedakakani Halt Guntur-Krishna Canal section Terminus Terminus Guntur-Tenali section Vejandla

Guntur railway station is an Indian railway station in Guntur City of Andhra Pradesh. It is the divisional headquarters of Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone.

Amenities

The station has East and West terminals with reservation counters. It has a total of seven platforms with inter-connected subway system. It is one of the busiest railway stations in the Guntur division.

History

The first rail lines in Guntur are of Metre Gauge line opened Guntur-Repalle section in year 1916 and later between Guntur and Hubli/Goa.Later a Broad Gauge rail line was built between GNT/VJA towards Howrah with the completion of Prakasam Barrage on River Krishna. By the end of the 20th century Guntur had 4 different railway lines passing through its junction.

Divisional headquarters

Main article: Guntur Railway Division

Guntur Railway Division is one of the 62 divisions of Indian Railways and spans across 4 districts of Andhra Pradesh. It has few major and many medium to small stations across this region. The head office (Rail Vikas Bhavan) of the division is located in the Pattabhipuram area of Guntur City.

Station category

Guntur railway station is classified as a A–category station. It is one of the four Model stations and one of the twelve Adarsh stations in the Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone.

See also

• List of railway stations in India