Guntakal Railway Division is one of the three divisions of South Coast Railway zone (SCoR) of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division is at Guntakal and its zonal headquarters is at Visakhapatnam. This division is second in terms of route kilometres after Secunderabad railway division.
History
Guntakal division was created in 1956 as a part of the Southern Railway zone. It was transferred to South Central Railway zone on 2 October 1977. After the formation of Visakhapatnam railway zone on 27 February 2019, Guntakal is under South Coast Railway zone.
Jurisdiction
It covers the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
- In Andhra Pradesh it covers a total distance of 1302.9 route km.
- In Karnataka it covers a total distance of 142.2 route km.
- In Tamil Nadu it covers a total distance of 6.86 route
Sections and branch lines
The division has the largest broad-gauge route of 1,430.01 km (888.57 mi) and also has the second largest running track of 1,872.47 km (1,163.50 mi) in the South Central Railway zone.
The lines and sections under the jurisdiction of the Guntakal division are listed below:
The lines and sections under the jurisdiction of the Guntakal division are listed below:
| Route | Type of track |
Traction | Route (km.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guntakal–Wadi(Excl) (km 443.06-671.38) |
Double | Electric | 228.32 |
| Guntakal–Dhone section (km 365.66-297.12) |
Single | Electric | 68.54 |
| Dhone–Nandyal section(Excl) (km 297.12-256.98) |
single | Electric | 40.14 |
| Nandyal–Yerraguntla section | Single | Diesel | 123.00 |
| Guntakal-Bellary(Excl) (km 253.45-208.06) |
Double | Electric | 45.39 |
| Guntakal–Renigunta section (km 443.06-134.78) |
Double | Electric | 308.28 |
| Guntakal-Dharmavaram | Single | Electric | 101.28 |
| Dharmavarm–Pakala branch line | Single | Diesel | 227.42 |
| Gudur–Katpadi branch line | Double & single | Electric | 198.00 |
| Gooty-Pendekallu | single | Electric | 29.275 |
| Gooty-Kalluru (km 269.04-239.54) |
Single | Electric | 29.50 |
| Kadapa-Pendlimarri section | single | Diesel | 21.8 |
| Total | 1451.90 | ||
Source:
- Guntakal Division System map[4]
Note:
- excl.– Station excluded / not under the divisional jurisdiction
- km– Kilometer measure of distance between two lines
Stations and categories[edit]
Kadapa railway station premises
Long view of Yerraguntla Junction station building
Adoni railway station
Chittor railway station entrance
Jammalamadugu railway station located on newly opened Nandyal–Yerraguntla section
Tadipatri railway station entrance
The below table depicts the stations under the Guntakal division and their category.[5][6]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 | 1 | Tirupati |
| A | 6 | Anantapur, Guntakal Junction, Cuddapah Junction, Raichur, Renigunta Junction, Yadgir |
| B | 8 | Adoni, Chittoor, Dharmavaram Junction, Gooty Junction, Dhone Junction, Mantralayam, Pakala Junction, Srikalahasti |
| D | 9 | Proddatur,Kadiri, Railway Koduru, Krishna, Nalwar, Narayanapet Road, Rajampeta, Tadipatri, Venkatagiri, Yerraguntla Junction |
| E | 90 | – |
| F | 20 | halt stations |
| Total | 134 | – |
Performance and earnings
Guntakal division generates revenue mainly from tourism and freight. There are many religious destinations as well natural tourism spots which draws tourists from various places. The freight revenue is due to the availability of large number natural resources, industries based on these resources and nearby ports.