Guntakal Junction railway station

Guntakal Junction
గుంతకల్లు జంక్షన్
गुंतकल जंक्शन
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location Guntakal, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 15°10′30″N 77°22′01″E / 15.175°N 77.367°E / 15.175; 77.367Coordinates: 15°10′30″N 77°22′01″E / 15.175°N 77.367°E / 15.175; 77.367
Elevation 453.000 metres (1,486.220 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South Central Railway
Line(s) Guntakal-Chennai line
Guntakal-Mumbai section
Guntakal-Bangalore section
Guntakal-Vasco da Gama section
Vijayawada-Guntakal line
Platforms 6
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code GTL
Division(s) Guntakal
History
Opened 1872
Electrified Yes
Location
Guntakal railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Guntakal Junction railway station is located in Anantapur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and serves Guntakal. It is a junction station at the intersection point of the Mumbai-Chennai line, the Vijayawada-Margao line and the Guntakal-Bengaluru line.

History

During the period 1861-1871 Madras Railway extended its Chennai-Arakonnam line to Raichur to join the Great Indian Peninsula Railway line, thereby linking Mumbai and Chennai with a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge line in 1871.[1]

During 1888 to 1890 Southern Mahratta Railway developed a metre gauge line from Vijayawada to Margao, passing through Guntakal.[2]

The Guntakal-Bangalore line was opened in 1892-93.[3] The metre gauge Guntakal-Mysore Frontier Railway was opened in 1893. It was operated by Southern Mahrata Railway.[4]

Electrification

The 223 km long Nandalur-Guntakal sector was electrified by 2012. As of 2014. electrification work in the Wadi-Guntakal sector, the Hospet-Guntakal sector and the 641 km[5] now electrification completed up to guntakal. all the express trains are running with traction locos from chennai to guntakal.

Sheds

Guntakal diesel loco shed was started as a metre gauge shed but after gauge conversions in Guntakal and Hubli divisions a broad gauge shed was opened in 1995. It houses WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D and WDG-3A locos. There is a coaching maintenance depot at Guntakal.[6] Since after overhaul with Electric Traction, it also holds Electric Loco.

Junction

The Guntakal Railway Station is a junction of tracks from 5 directions to Guntakal:

Station Category

Guntakal Railway Station is one of the A Category Railway Station of Guntakal Railway Division . Guntakal Railway Station earning for the fiscal 2014 - 2015 be 23.05 Cr .

Other Stations

Amenities

Originating Trains

References

  1. ↑ John Hurd, Ian J. Kerr, India’s Railway History: A Research Handbook, page 177
  2. ↑ "IR History:Early days II". 1870-1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. ↑ W. Francis. "Gazetteer of South India". Vol II, page 479. Mittal Publications, A 110 Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Guntakal-Mysore Frontier Railway". fibis. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Brief on Railway Electrification". Electrification Work in Progress. Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Guntakal to Chennai trains". Make My Trip. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

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