Guntakal Junction railway station
Guntakal Junction గుంతకల్లు జంక్షన్ गुंतकल जंक्शन | |
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| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Guntakal, Andhra Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 15°10′30″N 77°22′01″E / 15.175°N 77.367°E |
| 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 |
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:
- Guntakal-Guntur-Vijayawada-Howrah/New Delhi.
- Guntakal-Ballari-Hubli-Vaso Da Gama.
- Guntakal-Dharmavarm-Banglore/Tirupati.
- Guntakal-Renigunta-Chennai.
- Guntakal-Pune-Mumbai.
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
- Guntakal west Railway Station
- Guntakal Bypass Railway Station
- Timmanacherla Railway Station
- Hanuman Circle Railway Station
Amenities
- Guntakal Junction railway station has computerized reservation counters, waiting room, retiring room, non-vegetarian refreshment stall, light refreshment stall, tea stall and book stall.[7]
- Guntakal junction has 6 Platforms and each can handle a train with more than 24 Coaches . Daily 55 pairs of passenger trains passing through this junction and having halt more than 15 minutes .
Originating Trains
- 57470 Gtl - Kurnool City Departs Daily 4:40
- 57426 Gtl - Kacheguda Departs Daily 5:45
- 57476 Gtl - Tirupati Departs Daily 7:00
- 57452 Gtl - Chikjajur Departs Daily 7:05
- 57422 Gtl - Dhone Departs Daily 11:40
- 57454 Gtl - Ballary Departs Daily 12:00
- 57632 Gtl - Gulbarga Departs Daily 14:00
- 57437 Gtl - Hindupur Depats Daily 16:00
- 57478 Gtl - Tirupati Departs Daily 18:00
References
- ^ John Hurd, Ian J. Kerr, India’s Railway History: A Research Handbook, page 177
- ^ "IR History:Early days II". 1870-1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ W. Francis. "Gazetteer of South India". Vol II, page 479. Mittal Publications, A 110 Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Guntakal-Mysore Frontier Railway". fibis. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Brief on Railway Electrification". Electrification Work in Progress. Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Guntakal to Chennai trains". Make My Trip. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
External links
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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| Template:Indian Railways lines Mumbai-Chennai line | ||||
| Template:Indian Railways lines Vijayawada-Margao line | ||||
| Terminus | Template:Indian Railways lines Guntakal-Bengaluru line |