Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line | |
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Bifurcation of line towards Dharmavaram Junction
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Locale | Andhra Pradesh |
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Dharmavaram Junction Pakala Junction |
Operation | |
Owner | Indian Railway |
Operator(s) | South Central Railway zone |
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Line length | 227.40 km (141.30 mi) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge |
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The Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line connects Dharmavaram of Anantapur district with Pakala of Chittor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the jurisdiction of Guntakal railway division.
This branch line was built as a meter-gauge line during British Raj in India and opened for traffic in 1891. After independence, recently South Central Railway zone converted this line into a groad-gauge line, which opened for traffic on June 30, 2010.Kadiri, Madanapalle and Piler are the major towns En route.
Daily passenger train services are available to and from Tirupati and Guntakal and one express service is available to Hyderabad except on Wednesday.