Nandyal–Yerraguntla section

Nandyal–Yerraguntla section
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Andhra Pradesh
Termini	Nandyal Yerraguntla
Operation
Owner	Indian Railway
Operator(s)	South Central Railway
Technical
Line length	123 km (76 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge

Nandyal–Yerraguntla section connects Nandyal of Kurnool district and Yerraguntla of Kadapa district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.^[1] Further, this section converges with Nallapadu–Nandyal section at Nandyal. It is administered under Guntakal railway division of South Central Railway zone, except the Nandyal railway station which is under Guntur railway division.^[2]^[3]

The project

The railway section was sanctioned in 1996 and was commissioned on 23 August 2016. It was completed at a cost of ₹9.67 billion (US$140 million). and has a total length of 123 km (76 mi).^[4] Jammalamadugu and Proddatur are the major towns through which the line passes.^[1]

References

1 2 "Nandyal-Yerranguntla rail line commissioned". The Hindu. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
↑ "Map of Nallapadu". India Rail Info. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
↑ "Map of Yerranguntla". India Rail Info. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
↑ "Nandyal Kadapa passenger flagged off". The Hans India. Retrieved 24 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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