Gooty Junction railway station
Gooty Junction | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
 Indian Railways logo | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | NH 7, Gooty, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||
| Elevation | 370 metres (1,210 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | South Coast Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | Yeswanthpur – Gooty line, Gooty – Dhone line | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functional | ||||
| Station code | GY | ||||
| Zone(s) | South Coast Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Guntakal | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Gooty Junction railway station (station code: GY[1]) is the primary railway station serving Gooty in Andhra Pradesh, India. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Guntakal division of South Coast Railways.[2]
Structure and Amenities
The station has two platforms. The station is situated at junction of four lines branching towards Dharmavaram, Dhone, Renigunta and Guntakal.
Gooty railway station is located on the Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section, which is part of Mumbai–Chennai railway route, it is home to one of the five diesel locomotive sheds in the South Coast Railways (SCR). Gooty Junction railway station is situated on the Bangalore – Hyderabad National Highway 7 (India)(old numbering)or 44, Ankola – Bellary – Gooty National Highway NH 63, Gulbarga – Gooty National Highway (In Process w.e.f 23/01/2014). Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty is home to diesel locomotives of the ALCO WDG2A, WDG3A, WDM3A and WDM3D classes.
Classification
Gooty railway station is classified as a B–category station in the Guntakal railway division.[3]
References
- ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Gooty Junction".
- ^ "Category of Stations over Guntakal Division". South Central Railway zone. Portal of Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
15°08′59″N 77°37′30″E / 15.1496°N 77.6249°E
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