Gudur Junction | |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Address: | Muthyalapeta, Gudur, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 14.1484°N 79.8452°W |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Indian Railways |
Line: | |
Platforms: | 5 |
Tracks: | 8 broad gauge |
Structure: | Standard (on ground) |
Classification: | Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) |
Status: | Active |
Electrified: | 1980–81 |
Passengers: | 28.5 million[1] |
Map Type: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
Map Dot Label: | Gudur Junction |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map |
Map State: | collapsed |
Gudur Junction railway station (station code: GDR)[2] is an Indian Railways station in Gudur of Andhra Pradesh. It is a major junction station with branch lines to Arakkonam Junction and Katpadi Junction. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[3]
The Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899.[4] The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81.[5]
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gudur is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station.[6] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between – crore and handles passengers.[7]
Gudur Junction is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[8]
Newly introduced Vijayawada-Gudur Intercity Express runs from Vijayawada to Gudur.
12709 Simhapuri Express starts from Gudur