Gooty Junction railway station

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Gooty Junction
Indian Railways station
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General information
LocationNH 7, Gooty, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh
Flag of India.svg India
Elevation370 metres (1,210 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South Central Railways
Line(s)Dharmavaram – Gooty line
Chennai – Mumbai line
Gooty – Dhone line
Platforms2
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeGY
Zone(s) South Central Railway zone
Division(s) Guntakal
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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Gooty Junction
Location in Andhra Pradesh
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Gooty Junction
Location in India

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]

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Structure and amenities

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.

Classification

Gooty railway station is classified as a B–category station in the Guntakal railway division. [3]

References

  1. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. "Gooty Junction".
  3. "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.

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