GUNTUR DIVISION
AN OVERVIEW
vIntroduction
Guntur has a hoary history of 3000 years with recorded reference dating back to 922 AD. The town has revolved from its original name of Gartapuri meaning a ‘Town of Water Ponds’ to today’s name Guntur which carries the same meaning. From there, the city has evolved through its history of different cultures including periods of French and British rules. It has held a prominent position in the national independence movement.
Formation of the Guntur Railway Division on 1st April, 2003 was another mile stone in the story of the city’s history and growth. The Division has formed from the Part Sections of Secunderabad , Vijayawada & Guntakal Division.
The Division is now at its cross roads. Being the home of the new capital Amaravati and with several railway projects underway and on the planning board, the Division is set to double its route length in five years and will be having new routes through non-railway territory of the state of Andhra Pradesh.
The Division completed Electrification of sections for a total of 600.42 RKM & 655.16 TKM except TEL – RAL section for which the works are in full swing. On completion of this electrification, the Division will be fully electrified section.
The Division is in a growth phase and is poised to become one of the premium Divisions of Indian Railways.
vJurisdiction
The Sectional map of the divisional is of classic Scissor shaped cross lines. The sectional lines of the Division extends from
•Krishna Canal (Excl.) to Guntur Jn
•Guntur Jn. to Nandyal (incl.)
•Repalle to Tenali Jn. (Excl.)
•Tenali Jn. (Excl.) to Guntur Jn.
•Guntur Jn. to Pagidipalli Jn. (Excl.)
•Nadikude Jn. to Macherla
•Vishnupuram to Janpahad
•Nandyal to Yerraguntla (Excl.)
It has 632.69 B.G. route Kms. all on 'B' route, except Repalle-Tenali, Vishnupuram-Janpahad & Nandyal-Yerraguntla in “E” route and Nadikude-Macherla which are in “D” route.
| From | To | Route | Distance Kms. | Line | Electrified/non-electrified |
| Krishna Canal Jn [ex] | Guntur Jn. | B | 25.36 | Double | Electrified |
| Guntur Jn. | Nallapadu Jn. | B | 5.00 | Double | Electrified |
| Tenali Jn. [ex] | Guntur Jn. | B | 23.67 | Double | Electrified |
| Nallapadu Jn. | Pagidipalli Jn [ex] | B | 238.49 | Single | Electrified |
| Nallapdu Jn. | Perecherla | B | 6.26 | Single | Electrified |
| Perecherla | Satulur | B | 24.00 | Double | Electrified |
| Satulur | Nandyal (incl) | B | 226.65 | Single | Electrified |
| Repalle | Tenali Jn. [ex] | E | 32.10 | Single | Non-electrified. *(work in progress) |
| Nadikude Jn. | Macherla | D | 35.01 | Single | Electrified |
| Vishnupuram | Janpahad | E | 11.41 | Single | Electrified |
| Nandyal | Yerraguntla (towards) | E | 2.80 | Single | Electrified |
| Guntur Bypass line | B | 1.94 | Single | Electrified |
| Total Kms. | | 632.69 |
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vAdministrative Jurisdiction of the Division
| State | District | Track Length |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur | 288.87 |
| Prakasam | 156.70 |
| Kurnool | 42.01 |
| Telangana | Nalgonda | 102.64 |
| Yadadri | 38.3 |
| Suryapet | 4 |
Guntur Division of South Central Railway covers three Revenue Districts of Andhra Pradesh State viz., Guntur, Prakasam and Kurnool Districts and Three Revenue districts of Telangana state i.e. Suryapet, Yadadri and Nalagonda districts .
vMAJOR LOADING STATIONS & COMMODITIES:
| STATIONS OPENED FOR FULL RAKE TRAFFIC |
| Description | No. of Stations | Stations |
| Stations opened for full rake traffic | 14 | Chityala, Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Vishnupuram, Nadikude, Pondugula, Reddipalem Goods shed, Narasaraopet, Nandyal, Janpahad, Nallapadu(RMC), Savalyapuram (RMC),Vinukonda and Donakonda. |
| SIDINGS – FULL RAKE SIDINGS |
| Cement | 3 | M/s India Cements Ltd – Vishnupuram (ICLV), Penna Cement siding – Janpahad (MPJP) Deccan Cement siding – Janpahad (MDCJ) |
| FCI sidings | 3 | Food Corporation of India - Nalgonda (PFCI), Food Corporation of India – Miryalaguda (FCIM), M/s Matrix warehousing Pvt. Ltd – Miryalaguda (MWMS) |
| CONCOR | 1 | Guntur Concor siding (CNGT) |
| PRIVATE FREIGHT TERMINALS– FULL RAKE |
| PLIN | 1 | M/S. Lakshmi Narasimha Infrastructure Pvt.Ltd. |
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| Description | Commodities |
| Major commodities – Loading | Cement, Clinker, G.Rice, Containers, Maize & Fertilizers Rebooking |
| Major commodities – Unloading | Fertilizers, Rice, Coal / G-SLAG, Containers and NMG( New Modified Goods) |
| Electronic in motion Weighbridges | ICL/VNUP (Private) & NLPD (Railway) MPJP-Penna Cements Ltd, Janpahad (Private) MDCJ - Deccan Cement siding – Janpahad (Private) NDL- Essae Electronics Pvt. Ltd. , Chennai ( Under progress ) |
| Container Rail terminal | Guntur Concor siding (CNGT) |
| TMS Locations - | 1.Miryalaguda, 2.Vishnupuram station, 3.Nalgonda, 4.Donakonda, 5. Narasaraopet, 6.Nadikudi, 7. Chityal 8. Reddipalem 9. ICL/VNUP 10. Nandyal 11. MDCJ/JNPD |
vACHIEVEMENTS:
·First international Time Table Parcel Cargo Express to Bangladesh has been dispatched from Reddipalem in GNT Division to Benapol of Bangladesh for transportation of Agri products (Chillies, Turmeric and Ginger) in 2020.
·M/s Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Green Fields, a Private siding at Nagireddipalli notified on 09th May’2020 and started loading function.
IMPORTANT STATIONS: Guntur, Nandyal, Mangalagiri, Markapur Road, Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Nadikudi.
ON GOING PROJECTS:
OHE:In TEL-RAL (36 TKM) electrification work is in full swing and the status is as follows.
| Activity | Unit | Total Qty. | Cum progress | Balance |
| Foundation | No | 1165 | 895 | 270 |
DOUBLE LINE:NLPD-NDL section with Electrification of total 256.91 km work is under progress out of which 24 km of Satulur – Perecherla section was completed.
NEW LINE: Nadikudi – Srikalahasti section of 309 km work is under progress. In this, total track work of 45 km from New Piduguralla station to Savalyapuram station was completed.
PLACES OF TOURIST ATTRACTION ON THE DIVISION
JURISDICTIONAL HON’BLE MP/MLA’s OF GUNTUR DIVISION
ORGANISATION CHART
Passenger Amenities / Freight facilities over Guntur Division
STAFF STRENGTH
