Gooty Junction | |||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | NH 7, Gooty, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh ![]() | ||||
Elevation | 370 metres (1,210 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | South Central Railways | ||||
Line(s) | Dharmavaram – Gooty line Chennai – Mumbai line Gooty – Dhone line | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
Parking | Yes | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
Accessible | Available | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functional | ||||
Station code | GY | ||||
Zone(s) | South Central Railway zone | ||||
Division(s) | Guntakal | ||||
History | |||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Gooty Junction railway station (station code: GY [1] ) is the primary railway station serving Gooty in Andhra Pradesh, India. The station falls under the jurisdiction of Guntakal division of South Central Railways. [2]
The station has two platforms. The station is situated at the junction of four lines branching towards Dharmavaram Junction, Dhone Junction, Renigunta Junction, and Guntakal Junction.
Gooty railway station is located on the Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section, which is part of Mumbai–Chennai railway route, it is home to one of the five diesel locomotive sheds in the South Coast Railways (SCR). Gooty Junction railway station is situated on the Bangalore – Hyderabad National Highway 7 (India)(old numbering) or National Highway 44, Ankola – Bellary – Gooty National Highway NH 63, Gulbarga – Gooty National Highway (In Process w.e.f 23 January 2014). The Diesel Loco Shed at Gooty is home to locomotives of the ALCO WDG-2A, WDG-3A, WDM-3A and WDM-3D classes.
Gooty railway station is classified as a B–category station in the Guntakal railway division. [3]
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