Guntakal railway division

Guntakal Railway Division is one of the divisions of South Central Railway zone (SCR) of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division is at Guntakal. This division is second in terms of route kilometres after Secunderabad railway division.

Guntakal will be part of Visakhapatnam railway zone, as per the proposal in 2019.

History
Guntakal division was created in 1956 as a part of the Southern Railway zone. It was transferred to South Central Railway zone on 2 October 1977.

Jurisdiction
It covers the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
 * In Andhra Pradesh it covers a total distance of 1302.9 route km.
 * In Karnataka it covers a total distance of 142.2 route km.
 * In Tamil Nadu it covers a total distance of 6.86 route

Sections and branch lines
The division has the largest broad-gauge route of 1430.01 km and also has the second largest running track of 1872.47 km in the South Central Railway zone.

The lines and sections under the jurisdiction of the Guntakal division are listed below:

Source:
 * Guntakal Division System map

Note:
 * excl.– Station excluded / not under the divisional jurisdiction
 * km– Kilometer measure of distance between two lines

Stations and categories


The below table depicts the stations under the Guntakal division and their category.

Performance and earnings
Guntakal division generates revenue mainly from tourism and freight. There are many religious destinations as well natural tourism spots which draws tourists from various places. The freight revenue is due to the availability of large number natural resources, industries based on these resources and nearby ports.