Guntakal Junction railway station
Railway station in Andhra Pradesh India
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Guntakal Junction railway station (station code: GTL[2]) 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 Coast Railway(SCOR). It is a junction station at the intersection point of the Mumbai–Chennai line, the Vijayawada–Marmagova line and the Guntakal–Bengaluru line.
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Guntakal Junction | |||||
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Guntakal Junction railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Guntakal, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 15°10′30″N 77°22′01″E | ||||
| Elevation | 453 metres (1,486 ft) | ||||
| System | Express train and Passenger train station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | South Coast Railway | ||||
| Lines | Guntakal–Chennai line Solapur–Guntakal section Guntakal–Bengaluru section Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section Guntakal–Vijayawada section | ||||
| Platforms | 7[1] | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Cycle facilities | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | GTL | ||||
| Division(s) | Guntakal | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1872 | ||||
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History
During the period 1861–1871 Madras Railway extended its Chennai–Arakkonnam line to Raichuru to join the Great Indian Peninsula Railway line, thereby linking Mumbai and Chennai with a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line in 1871.[3]
During 1888 to 1890 Southern Maharathna Railway developed a metre-gauge line from Vijayawada to Marmagova, passing through Guntakal.[4]
The Guntakal–Bangalore line was opened in 1892–93.[5] The metre-gauge Guntakal–Mysore Frontier Railway was opened in 1893. It was operated by Southern Maharathna Railway.[6]
Electrification
- Electrification of Guntakal–Reniguntla section of 310 route km completed in 2013.[7]
- Electrification of Guntakal–Bengaluru section of 293 route km completed in 2016.[8]
- Electrification of Guntakal–Wadi section of 228 route km completed in 2017.[9]
- Electrification of Guntakal–Gunturu section of 430 route km has been completed in 2018[10]
Diesel Loco Shed
Diesel Loco Shed, Guntakal was started as a metre-gauge shed but after gauge conversions in Guntakal and Hubballi divisions a broad-gauge shed was opened in 1995. It houses WAG-7 locos. There is a coaching maintenance depot at Guntakal.[11] Since after overhaul with electric traction, Indian Railways also sanctioned electric loco shed and it holds WAG-7 & WAG-9 class locomotives.[12]
Classification
Guntakal Junction is classified as an A–category station in the Guntakal railway division.[13] Guntakal has been selected for the Adarsh Station Scheme, a scheme for upgradation of stations by the Indian Railways.[14][15]
