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Gudur Junction Railway Station
Gudur Junction railway station (station code: GDR) is an Indian Railways station in Gudur of Andhra Pradesh. It is a major junction station with branch lines to Arakkonam Junction and Katpadi Junction. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.

History

The Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899. The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81.

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gudur is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station. Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between ₹20–₹100 crore and handles 5–10 million passengers.

Station amenities

Gudur Junction is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).

Newly introduced Vijayawada-Gudur Intercity Express runs from Vijayawada to Gudur.

12709 Simhapuri Express starts from Gudur

References

  1. ^ "Passengers served by station everyday (page no=11)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 45. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 28 January 2016. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. ^ "IR History:Early days II". 1870–1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  5. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. ^ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
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