Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section

Nadikudi–Pagidipalli section
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Andhra Pradesh
Termini Nadikudi
Pagidipalli
Operation
Opening 1989
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) South Central Railway
Technical
Track length 152 km (94 mi)
No. of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge

The Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section is on Repalle-Bibinagar branch line. It belongs to South Central Railway in Andhra Pradesh which connects Secunderabad to Guntur. It is an alternative to Vijayawada-Secunderabad line.

Section

Nadikudi-Bibinagar section
Legend
km to Secunderabad
0 Bibinagar
Pusala Godown's
3 Pagidipalli
to Kazipet
19 Nagireddipalli
29 Valligonda
42 Ramannapeta
NH-9
50 Chityala
SH-2
66 Shri Rampur
Panagal Road
76.7 Nalgonda
FCI Godown's
Miryalaguda Road
Tipparthi creek
94 Tipparthi
114 Miryalaguda
Paradigm Logistics
FCI Godown's
Sagar Road
125 Kondrapole Halt
133 Damaracherla
135 Vishnupuram
to India Cements
Krishna River
140 Pondugula
SH-2
to Macherla
152 Nadikudi
km to Guntur

History

A 152KM long Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section foundation stone laid by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 7 April 1974. The Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section was opened for traffic in three phases on 1987, November 1988, April 1989.

Freight traffic

The Nadikudi-Bibinagar section is an important line connecting the hinterland of Telangana with the Vijayawada-Chennai section. The primary commodity transported by the line is cement. It serves India Cements Ltd. located at Vishnupuram. It also serves FCI Godowns located at Nalgonda and Miryalaguda.

Route

The railway line starts from Bibinagar, and separates from the Secunderabad-Kazipet line. It passes through villages like Nagireddipalli, Ramannapeta and reaches Nalgonda, a district headquarters. From there it goes to the town of Miryalaguda. Near Vishnupuram, there is a bridge across the River Krishna. From Miryalaguda,it goes to Nadikudi in Guntur District where it joins the Guntur-Macherla section which was laid in 1930.[1] The Nadikudi-Guntur line passes through Piduguralla, Sattenapalli and at Nallapadu it joins the Guntakal-Vijayawada line.

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