Guntur Junction railway station
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Guntur junction railway station
గుంటూరు జంక్షన్ రైల్వే |
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Guntur Junction railway station
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| Location |
Guntur, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh India |
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| Coordinates | 16°18′03″N 80°26′34″E / 16.3008°N 80.4428°ECoordinates: 16°18′03″N 80°26′34″E / 16.3008°N 80.4428°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Guntur-Tenali section | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 7 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | On ground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access |  |
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| Station code | GNT | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Guntur | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 2003 | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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