Guntakal railway division


Guntakal Railway Division is one of the three divisions of South Coast Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division is at Guntakal and its zonal headquarters is at Visakhapatnam. This division is second in terms of Route kilometers after Secunderabad railway division.

History

Guntakal division was created in 1956 as a part of the Southern Railway zone. It was transferred to South Central Railway zone on 2 October 1977. After the formation of Visakhapatnam railway zone on 27 February 2019, Guntakal is under South Coast Railway zone.

Jurisdiction

It covers the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The division has the largest broad gauge route of and also has the second largest running track of in the South Central Railway zone.
The lines and sections under the jurisdiction of the Guntakal division are listed below:
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The below table depicts the stations under the Guntakal division and their category.
Category of stationNo. of stationsNames of stations
A-11
A6,, Cuddapah Junction,,,
B8,,,,, Mantralayam,,
D9Kadiri, Railway Koduru, Krishna, Nalwar, Narayanapet Road, Rajampeta, Tadipatri, Venkatagiri,
E90-
F20halt stations
Total134-

Performance and earnings

Guntakal division generates revenue mainly from tourism and freight. There are many religious destinations as well natural tourism spots which draws tourists from various places. The freight revenue is due to the availability of large number natural resources, industries based on these resources and nearby ports.