Guntur Junction railway station
Guntur junction railway station గుంటూరు జంక్షన్ రైల్వే | ||||||||||||||||
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 Guntur Junction railway station | ||||||||||||||||
| Location |
Guntur, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°18′03″N 80°26′34″E / 16.3008°N 80.4428°ECoordinates: 16°18′03″N 80°26′34″E / 16.3008°N 80.4428°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Guntur-Tenali section | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 7 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | On ground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access |
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| Station code | GNT | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Guntur | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 2003 | |||||||||||||||
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Guntur railway station is an Indian railway station in Guntur of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on Krishna Canal-Guntur section of Guntur railway division in South Central Railway zone.[1][2] It is 295th most busiest railway station in India.[3]
History
The first rail lines in Guntur are of Metre Gauge line opened Guntur-Repalle section in year 1916[4] and later between Guntur and Hubli/Goa.Later a Broad Gauge rail line was built between GNT/VJA towards Howrah with the completion of Prakasam Barrage on River Krishna. By the end of the 20th century Guntur had 4 different railway lines passing through its junction.
Structure and amenities
The station is spread over an of 43,146 m2 (464,420 sq ft), maintained by 32 employees.[1] There are a total of seven platforms with inter-connected subway system. The station has East and West terminals equipped with reservation counters.
Classification
Guntur Junction railway station is an A–category station. It is recognized as a Model station, Adarsh station and Touch & Feel (Modern Stations) in the Guntur railway division.[5]
Performance and earnings
On an average, the passenger traffic of the station stands at 21,238 per day. Everyday, a total of 44 express, 46 passenger and 18 EMU/DMU trains halt at the station. The station annually handles 7.01 MT of cargo and the average income generated by freight transport is ₹20.736 million (US$310,000).[1]
The below table lists the passenger earnings of the station of the previous years.[1][6]
| Year | Earnings (in Lakhs) |
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| 2011-12 | 3467.30 |
| 2012–13 | 3648.00 |
| 2013–14 | 4523.27 |
| 2014–15 | 4980.39 |
See also
References
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- 1 2 3 4 "Evolution of Guntur Division" (PDF). South Central Railway. p. 9,11. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ "Station: Nellore". South Central Railway – Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ "BUSIEST TRAIN STATIONS INDIA".
- ↑ Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: Guntur by Andhra Pradesh (India), Bh Sivasankaranarayana, M. V. Rajagopal – 1977 – Page 188 In the years that followed, railway lines connecting Madras to Vijayawada (via) Tenali (1 898), Guntur to Repalle (1916) and Guntur to Macherla (1930) were opened.
- ↑ "Guntur Division" (PDF). South Central Railway. pp. 9,11. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "GUNTUR JN".
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