Guntakal railway division

Guntakal Railway Division
	Guntakal Junction railway station signboard
Overview
Headquarters	Guntakal
Reporting mark	GTL
Locale	Andhra Pradesh, India
Dates of operation	1956; 70 years ago–
Predecessor	SCR
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Previous gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Length	1,451.9 kilometres (902.2 mi)
Other
Website	Official Website

Guntakal railway division is one of the four divisions of South Coast Railway zone (SCoR) of the Indian Railways.^[1]^[2] The headquarters of the division is at Guntakal.^[3]

History

In 1956, the Guntakal railway division was created as a part of the Southern Railway zone.^[4]
On 2 October 1977, the Guntakal railway division was transferred to South Central Railway zone.^[4]
In June 2026, the Guntakal railway division was transferred to South Coast Railway zone.^[5]

Jurisdiction

It covers the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Telangana.

In Andhra Pradesh it covers a total distance of 1302.9 route km.
In Karnataka it covers a total distance of 142.2 route km.
In Tamil Nadu it covers a total distance of 6.86 route

Sections and branch lines

The division has the largest broad-gauge route of 1,430.01 km (888.57 mi) and also has the second largest running track of 1,872.47 km (1,163.50 mi) in the South Central Railway zone.^[6]

The lines and sections under the jurisdiction of the Guntakal division are listed below:

Route	Type of track	Traction	Route (km.)
Guntakal–Raichur(Excl) (km 443.06-562.00)	Double	Electric	119
Guntakal–Dhone section (km 365.66-297.12)	Double	Electric	68.54
Dhone–Nandyal section(Excl) (km 297.12-256.98)	Double	Electric	40.14
Nandyal–Yerraguntla section	Single	Electric	123.00
Guntakal-Bellary(Excl) (km 253.45-208.06)	Double	Electric	45.39
Guntakal–Renigunta section (km 443.06-134.78)	Single	Electric	308.28
Guntakal-Dharmavaram	Double	Electric	101.28
Dharmavarm–Pakala branch line	Single	Electric	227.42
Gudur–Katpadi branch line	Double & Single	Electric	198.00
Gooty-Pendekallu	Single	Electric	29.275
Gooty-Kalluru (km 269.04-239.54)	Double	Electric	29.50
Kadapa-Pendlimarri section	Single	Diesel	21.8
Total			1346.815

Source:

Guntakal Division System map^[7]

Note:

excl.– Station excluded / not under the divisional jurisdiction
km– Kilometer measure of distance between two lines

Stations and categories

The below table depicts the stations under the Guntakal division and their category.^[8]^[9]

Category of station	No. of stations	Names of stations
A-1	1	Tirupati
A	6	Anantapur, Guntakal Junction, Cuddapah Junction, Raichur, Renigunta Junction, Yadgir
B	8	Adoni, Chittoor, Dharmavaram Junction, Gooty Junction, Dhone Junction, Mantralayam, Pakala Junction, Srikalahasti
D	11	Pileru, Proddatur, Kadiri, Railway Koduru, Krishna, Nalwar, Narayanapet Road, Rajampeta, Tadipatri, Venkatagiri, Yerraguntla Junction
E	90	-
F	20	halt stations
Total	134	-

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.^[2]

References

↑ "South Central Railway Divisions". Portal of Indian Railways. South Central Railway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
1 2 "Guntakal division overview". Portal of Indian Railways. South Central Railway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
↑ "Cabinet approves South Coast Railway zone". Press Information Bureau.
1 2 "South Coast Railway".
↑ Paul, Sanjay Samuel (30 May 2026). "SCR Bifurcation To Rewrite Railway Map From June 1 After Six Decades". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
↑ "RTI Information". South Central Railway. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
↑ "Guntakal Division System map" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
↑ "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.
↑ "South Central Railways - General Administration". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[scr-1] "South Central Railway Divisions". Portal of Indian Railways. South Central Railway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[profile-2] 1 2 "Guntakal division overview". Portal of Indian Railways. South Central Railway. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

[3] "Cabinet approves South Coast Railway zone". Press Information Bureau.

[:1-4] 1 2 "South Coast Railway".

[5] Paul, Sanjay Samuel (30 May 2026). "SCR Bifurcation To Rewrite Railway Map From June 1 After Six Decades". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 10 October 2026.

[6] "RTI Information". South Central Railway. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

[7] "Guntakal Division System map" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[categories-8] "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.

[9] "South Central Railways - General Administration". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

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v t e South Coast Railway
Administration	Ministry of Railways
History	Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Divisions	Guntakal Guntur Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Sections / Branch lines	Duvvada–Vijayawada section Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Gudur–Renigunta section Guntakal–Nandyal section Guntur–Krishna Canal section Nallapadu–Nandyal section Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line Secunderabad–Dhone section Tenali–Repalle branch line Vijayawada–Gudur section Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Nandyal–Yerraguntla section
Railway stations	Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Telangana
Subsidiaries	Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications
See also	Rail transport in India