Guntakal Junction railway station

Guntakal Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
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)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Central Railway
Line(s)	Guntakal–Chennai line Solapur–Guntakal section Guntakal–Bangalore section Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section Guntakal–Vijayawada section
Platforms	7[1]
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	GTL
Division(s)	Guntakal
History
Opened	1872; 152 years ago (1872)
Electrified	Yes
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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 Central Railway. It is a junction station at the intersection point of the Mumbai–Chennai line, the Vijayawada–Marmagova line and the Guntakal–Bengaluru line.

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–Bangalore 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]

Sheds

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 WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A, WDG-3A and WDG-4 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 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]

References

1. "Arrivals at GTL/Guntakal Junction (7 PFs)". India Rail Info. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
2. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
3. John Hurd, Ian J. Kerr, India's Railway History: A Research Handbook, page 177
4. "IR History:Early days II". 1870–1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
5. W. Francis (1988). "Gazetteer of South India". Mittal Publications. p. 479. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
6. "Guntakal–Mysore Frontier Railway". fibis. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
7. "South Central Railway completes electrification of Guntakal-Renigunta section". The Times of India. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
8. "Bangalore electrification commissioned". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
9. Dan Templeton (17 May 2017). "Wadi-Guntakal line electrification completed". www.railjournal.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
10. "Two major routes under SCR electrified". The Hindu. 18 May 2017.
11. "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
12. "Guntakal division seeks funds for rail lines". 25 February 2016.
13. "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.
14. "Adarsh Railway Station Scheme". Press Information Bureau. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
15. "Adarsh Stations" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Nancherla towards ?		South Central Railway zone Mumbai–Chennai line		Timmanacherla towards ?
Mallappa Gate towards ?		South Central Railway zone Vijayawada–Vasco line		Guntakal West towards ?
Terminus		South Central Railway zone Guntakal–KSR Bengaluru line		Hanuman circle towards ?