Nadikudi railway station
Nadikudi नादिकुडि నడికుడి | |
|---|---|
| Indian Junction Railway Station | |
| Location |
Dachepalle, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 16°21′14″N 79°26′17″E / 16.3539°N 79.438°E |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | South Central Railway |
| Line(s) |
Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section Guntur-Macherla section |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | NDKD |
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Secunderabad Railway Division |
| History | |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Electrified | No |
| Location | |
  Nadikudi railway station Location in Andhra Pradesh | |
Nadikudi is a railway junction in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India .
History
Historically, Nadikudi was a metre gauge station.[1] Trains which traveled from Guntur to Macherla used to pass through Nadikudi. Later, Guntur-Macherla section was converted from Meter Gauge to Broad Gauge and a new line was laid from Bibinagar near Hyderabad to Nadikudi, thus making Nadikudi a junction.
New railway line from Nadikude – land procurement orders issued.
Survey has been carried out many times considering the alignment passing through Piduguralla(exg) (Take off point), Nakarikallu, Rompicherla, Savalyapuram(exg),Vinukonda(exg.), Gundlakamma(exg.), Dekanakonda,Darsi, Podile, Goutuvaripalle, Obulayapalli, Venkatapuram,Gilakapalem, Rapur, Alturupadu & joining at Venkatagiri (Existing station on Renigunta-Guduru section).
The existing lines between
- Nadikude-Piduguralla (21.15 Km);Savalyapuram – Gunklakamma (23.01 km);
- Venkatagiri –Srikalahasti (24 km) is made use of in the proposed alignment having a new line length of 308.70 Km
Route
Trains that go to Macherla divert at Nadikudi Junction. The town nearest town to Nadikudi is Dachepalle. Nadikudi is located on the Pagidipalli-Nallapadu section of Guntur(GNT), South Central Railway Zone (India) (SCR).
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