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Dharmavarm - Pakala Branch line

Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line
Branch line view from Main line.jpg
Bifurcation of line towards Dharmavaram Junction
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Andhra Pradesh
Termini Dharmavaram Junction
Pakala Junction
Operation
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) South Central Railway zone
Technical
Line length 227.40 km (141.30 mi)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line
kms
to Guntakal–Bangalore section
0 Dharmavaram Junction
to Guntakal–Bangalore section
15 Chinne Kuntapalli
35 Mudigubba
46 Malakavemula
54 Kalasamundram
68 Kadiri
78 Nallacheruvu
82 Nallacheruvu East
90 Tanakallu
105 Mulakala cheruvu
112 Battulapuram
120 Tummanamgutta
136 Kuralabalakota
145 Madanapalle Road
153 Vayalpad
173 Kallkiri
187 Piler
202 Pulicherala
209 Mangalampeta
214 Vallivedu
220 Damalcheruvu
To Gudur–Chennai section
228 Pakala Junction
To Gudur–Chennai section

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.


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