Krishna Canal–Guntur section

Overview

Status

Operational

Locale

Andhra Pradesh

Termini

Krishna Canal
Guntur

Operation

Opened

1966

Owner

Indian Railway

Operator(s)

South Central Railway

Technical

Line length

25.36 km (15.76 mi)

Number of tracks

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge

Route map

Guntur–Krishna Canal section

Legend

to Vijayawada Junction

Krishna Canal Junction

to Howrah-Chennai main line

Resauli

to Guntur–Tenali section

Guntur

to Guntur-Macherla section

to Guntakal

Source : Indiarailinfo
77283/Guntur–Vijayawada DEMU

The Krishna Canal–Guntur section is a section of Indian Railways. It connects Krishna Canal railway station with Guntur railway station and further, it also connects Howrah-Chennai main line at Krishna Canal, Guntur-Macherla section and Guntur-Tenali sections at Guntur Junction. It is having a length of 25.36 km (15.76 mi).^[1]

History

Vijayawada to Guntur broad gauge section was opened in the year 1966.^[2]

References

↑ "Operations scenario" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
↑ "Time Line and Milestones of Events". South Central Railway. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

South Central Railway zone

Administration	Indian Railways Ministry of Railways Railway Board

History	Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways History of rail transport in India Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway

Divisions	Guntur Nanded Vijayawada Hyderabad Secunderabad Guntakal

Sections / Branch lines	Duvvada–Vijayawada section Bhimavaram–Narasapuram branch line Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Gudur–Renigunta section Krishna Canal–Guntur section Nallapadu–Nandyal section Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line Tenali–Repalle branch line Vijayawada–Gudur section Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Nandyal-Yerranguntla section

Major stations	Eluru Guntakal Junction Guntur Junction Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Kazipet Junction Hazur Sahib Nanded Nellore Rajahmundry Samalkot Secunderabad Junction Vijayawada Junction Tirupati

Named trains	Andhra Pradesh Express Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express Ajanta Express Charminar Express Dakshin Express Devagiri Express Falaknuma Express Godavari Express Golconda Express Goutami Express Hussainsagar Express Krishna Express Manikarnika Express Narayanadri Express Pinakini Express Ratnachal Express Sabari Express Sachkhand Express Satavahana Express Secunderabad Rajdhani Express Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad Garib Rath Express Tirumala Express Venkatadri Express Machilipatnam Express

Indian rail subsidiaries	Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Rail Land Development Authority Central Organisation for Railway Electrification

Institutes	Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications

Transits	Hyderabad MMTS Hyderabad Metro Rail

See also	Rail transport in India

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