The South Central Railway is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. It has three divisions under its administration, which include Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntur, Guntakal and Nanded. Secunderabad, Telangana is the Zonal headquarter
The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India, headquartered at Hubballi in Karnataka State. SWR was created from carving out the routes from Southern Railways, South Central Railways and Central Railways in 2003.
Guntakal is a City in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Guntakal mandal and Guntakal revenue division.It is also the headquarters of the Guntakal Railway Division in South Central Railway.
Rayadurgam is a town in Anantapur District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is governed by a municipal council. Rayadurgam is known for its production of textile goods and textile manufacturing industry. Rayadurgam is in Southern India about 451.6 km (280.6 mi) from Hyderabad. Rayadurgam is now slowly developing with proper transportation, modern amenities. Rayadurgam is well connected with other cities in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka through well infrastructure of NH 544DD Highway. The nearest airport is Ballari Airport in Karnataka followed by Kurnool, Puttaparthi and Bengaluru. Rayadurgam also has a train station with major stations nearby such as Ballari, Guntakal, Gooty & Anantapur.
Guntur Railway Division is one of the six divisions of the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The division was sanctioned in 1995–96 and was fully operational on 1 April 2003, with its headquarters at Guntur. The Rail Vikas Bhavan in Pattabhipuram area of Guntur, serves as the office of Divisional Railway Manager. The present divisional manager is M. Ramakrishna.
Vivek Express is a chain of express trains on the Indian Railways network. These trains were announced in the Railway Budget of 2011-12 by the then Railway Minister. These trains were started to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, to be held in 2013. One of the Vivek Express trains, the one from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari, is the longest route on the Indian Railways network, in terms of distance and time, and is currently the 28th longest in the world.
Guntakal Junction railway station is located in Anantapur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and serves Guntakal. It is also the headquarters of Guntakal railway division in South Central Railway. It is a junction station at the intersection point of the Mumbai–Chennai line, the Vijayawada–Marmagova line and the Guntakal–Bengaluru line.
Vijayawada railway division is one of the six railway divisions under South Central Railways of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division are located at Vijayawada.
Gooty Junction railway station is the primary railway station serving Gooty in Andhra Pradesh, India. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Guntakal division of South Central Railways.
Dhone Junction railway station is the primary railway station serving Dhone in Andhra Pradesh, India. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Guntakal division of South Coast Railways. It is a biggest railway junction in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. The station has three platforms. The station is situated at junction of three lines branching towards Guntur, Kacheguda and Guntakal.
Srikalahasti railway station is an Indian railway station in Srikalahasti town of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Gudur–Katpadi branch line and is administered under Guntakal railway division of South Coast Railway zone.
Chittoor railway station is an Indian railway station in Chittoor city of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Gudur–Katpadi branch line and is administered under Guntakal railway division of South Coast Railway zone.
Venkatagiri railway station is an Indian Railways station in Venkatagiri town of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Gudur–Katpadi branch line and is administered under Guntakal railway division of South Coast Railway zone.
Adoni railway station is located in Kurnool district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and serves the city of Adoni. Adoni Railway Station is one of the most important and busiest railway stations of the South Coast railway.)
The Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section, or Mormugao Railway, is a railway line connecting the town of Guntakal in Andhra Pradesh and Vasco da Gama in Goa, India. It traverses the Western Ghats and covers a distance of 457 kilometres (284 mi) across Goa, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Guntakal–Nandyal section connects Guntakal and Nandyal in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is administered under Guntakal railway division of South Central Railway zone, except the Nandyal railway station which is under Guntur railway division. It has a total route length of 144.30 km (89.66 mi).
Yerraguntla Junction railway station, is the primary railway station serving Yerraguntla town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Guntakal railway division of South Central Railway zone. A new railway line connecting Nandyal of Kurnool district commissioned recently
Kadapa–Bangalore section is an ongoing broad-gauge railway line project in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. It connects Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh with Bangalore in Karnataka via Kolar.
South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR) has been announced as the newest railway zone of the Indian Railways and is headquartered at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The formal notification for operationalization of this Zone is yet to be issued.
Annamayya district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, established in 2022. Rayachoti is the district administrative headquarters, and Madanapalle is the most populated city in the district.
