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Gudur Junction railway station

Coordinates: 14°08′54″N 79°50′43″E / 14.1483°N 79.84541°E / 14.1483; 79.84541
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Gudur Junction
గుడూరు జంక్షన్
गुडूरु जंक्शन
Indian Railway Junction Station
General information
LocationMuthyalaPeta, Gudur, Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates14°08′54″N 79°50′43″E / 14.1483°N 79.84541°E / 14.1483; 79.84541
Elevation19 m (62 ft)
Line(s)Vijayawada-Chennai section of Howrah-Chennai main line and Delhi-Chennai line
Gudur-Renigunta-Arakkonam branch line
Platforms3
TracksBroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGDR
Zone(s) South Central Railway,
Division(s) Vijayawada
History
Opened1899
Electrified1980–81

Gudur railway station, located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Gudur in Nellore district. It is a major junction station with branch lines to Arakkonam and Vellore Katpadi via Tirupati. It is under the administration of Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[1]

History

The Vijayawada-Chennai link was established in 1899.[2]

The Chirala-Elavur section was electrified in 1980-81.[3]

Classification

Gudur railway station is an ‘A’–category station. It is recognized as a Model station and Adarsh station in the Vijayawada railway division.[4][5]

Busy station

Gudur Junction have lifts in all the platforms and Escalator on first platform. [6] Daily 177 trains, including 90 express trains and 10 passenger trains originate and pass through this station.[7]

Train originating/Terminating

Train number Railway Zone Train Name Train Type
12710/12709 SCR Secunderabad-Gudur-Secunderabad/Simhapuri Express Superfast Express
57239 SCR Chennai Central-Gudur Passenger
57277 SCR Gudur-Vijayawada Passenger
57412/57411 SCR Gudur-Renigunta-Gudur Passenger
57429/57430 SCR Tirupati-Gudur-Tirupati Passenger

Amenities

Gudur Junction has computerised reservation facilities (with all-India linkage), waiting room, retiring room, light refreshment facilities and book stall.

Proposal

There is a new proposal by Indian Railway that to increase platforms from 3 to 7 platforms

References

  1. ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ^ "IR History:Early days II". 1870–1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Vijayawada division - A Profile" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Jump in SCR Vijayawada division revenue". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Escalators, lifts at 14 stations". The New Indian Express, 24 December 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Gudur to Visakhapatnam trains". make my trip. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
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