Guntakal railway division

Guntakal Railway Division

Guntakal Junction railway station signboard
Overview
Headquarters	Guntakal
Reporting mark	GTL
Locale	Andhra Pradesh, India
Dates of operation	1956;69 years ago (1956)–
Predecessor	South Coast Railway zone
Technical
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
Length	1,451.9 kilometres (902.2 mi)
Other
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] [2]} The headquarters of the division is at Guntakal. This division is second in terms of route kilometres after Secunderabad railway division.

Guntakal will be part of Visakhapatnam railway zone, as per the proposal in 2019. ^[3]

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.

Jurisdiction

It covers the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Telangana.

• 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:

Route	Type of track	Traction	Route (km.)
Guntakal–Wadi(Excl) (km 443.06-671.38)	Double	Electric	228.32
Guntakal–Dhone section (km 365.66-297.12)	Double	Electric	68.54
Dhone–Nandyal section(Excl) (km 297.12-256.98)	Double	Electric	40.14
Nandyal–Yerraguntla section	Single	Electric	123.00
Guntakal-Bellary(Excl) (km 253.45-208.06)	Double	Electric	45.39
Guntakal–Renigunta section (km 443.06-134.78)	Single	Electric	308.28
Guntakal-Dharmavaram	Double	Electric	101.28
Dharmavarm–Pakala branch line	Single	Electric	227.42
Gudur–Katpadi branch line	Double & Single	Electric	198.00
Gooty-Pendekallu	Single	Electric	29.275
Gooty-Kalluru (km 269.04-239.54)	Double	Electric	29.50
Kadapa-Pendlimarri section	Single	Diesel	21.8
Mahabubnagar-Munirabad section (shared responsibility with South Central Railway Zone)	single	Electric	208
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	11	Pileru, Proddatur, Kadiri, Railway Koduru, Krishna, Nalwar, Narayanapet Road, Rajampeta, Tadipatri, Venkatagiri, Yerraguntla Junction
E	90	-
F	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

• India portal

• Divisions of Indian Railways

References

1. "South Central Railway Divisions". Portal of Indian Railways. South Central Railway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
2. "Guntakal division overview". Portal of Indian Railways. South Central Railway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
3. "Cabinet approves South Coast Railway zone". Press Information Bureau.
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. "South Central Railways - General Administration". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 August 2016.