Guntakal–Dhone section

Guntakal–Dhone section
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Andhra Pradesh
Termini	Guntakal Dhone
Operation
Owner	Indian Railway
Operator(s)	South Central Railway
Technical
Line length	68.54 km (42.59 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge

Guntakal–Dhone section connects Guntakal of Anantpur district and Dhone of Kurnool district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.^[1] Further, this section converges with Kacheguda–Dhone section]] at Dhone. It is administered under Guntakal railway division of South Central Railway zone, except the Nandyal railway station which is under Guntakal railway division.

The project

The railway section has a total length of 68.54 km (42.59 mi).^[2]

References

↑ "Traffic Block on Guntakal-Dhone Section Postponed". The Hindu. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
↑ "Guntakal Division System map" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

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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