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Guntur Junction railway station

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Operated by
  
Indian Railways

Structure type
  
On ground

Station code
  
GNT

Phone
  
096769 04388

Line(s)
  
Guntur-Tenali section

Parking
  
Available

Opened
  
1 April 2003

Platforms in use
  
7

Guntur Junction railway station

Location
  
Guntur, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh India

Address
  
Station Road East, Sambasiva Pet, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh 522002

Similar
  
Vijayawada Junction railway st, Tenali Junction railway st, Secunderabad Junction railway st, New Guntur railway st, Miryalaguda railway station

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. It is 295th most busiest railway station in India.

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History

The first rail lines in Guntur are of Metre Gauge line opened Guntur-Repalle section in year 1916 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 area of 43,146 m2 (464,420 sq ft), maintained by 32 employees. 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.

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).

The below table lists the passenger earnings of the station of the previous years.

References

Guntur Junction railway station Wikipedia