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Kazipet–Vijayawada section

Kazipet–Vijayawada section
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Kazipet Junction is the place where Hyderabad-New Delhi line meets the Chennai-New Delhi line
Overview
Status Operational
Termini Kazipet
Vijayawada
Operation
Opened 1889
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) South Central Railway
Depot(s) Kazipet, Vijayawada
Rolling stock WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDG-4 , WDM-2, WDP-1 diesel locos; WAG-7, WAG-5 and WAM-4 electric locos.
Technical
Track length 218 km (135 mi)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification 1985-88
Operating speed up to 160 km/h