Guntur Junction railway station

Guntur railway station (station code:GNT[1]) is an Indian Railways station in Guntur of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on the Krishna Canal–Guntur section of Guntur railway division in the South central railway[2][3] zone.

Guntur Junction
Guntur railway station west terminal
General information
LocationStation Road E, Sambasiva Pet, Guntur, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates16.3008°N 80.4428°E / 16.3008; 80.4428
Elevation31.89 metres (104.6 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Central Railway zone
Line(s)
Platforms7
Tracks10
ConnectionsBus stand, Taxi stand.
Construction
Structure typeOn ground
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
Station codeGNT
Zone(s) South Central Railway
Division(s) Guntur
History
Opened1916
Passengers
37 million approx
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Terminus Guntur–Krishna Canal section Pedakakani Halt
towards ?
Guntur–Tenali section Vejendla
towards ?
Nallapadu
towards ?
Guntur–Nallapadu section Terminus
Location
Guntur Junction is located in Andhra Pradesh
Guntur Junction
Guntur Junction
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Interactive map

History

The first rail lines in Guntur are of metre-gauge line opened Guntur–Repalle section in year 1916[4] 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.That railway lines is Guntur–Tenali section, Guntur–Vijayawada section, Guntur–Nallapadu-Guntakal section, Guntur–Nallapadu–Pagidipalli section.

Structure and amenities

Guntur railway station has seven platforms and two entrances, namely the East and the West.[5] These platforms are interconnected by subway system.[6] The station is equipped with facilities, such as dormitories, parcel office, retiring rooms, drinking water, booking counters, refreshment stalls, separate pathways for public, rampways for disabled people, parking zone for car and auto rickshaws etc.[7][8][5] Railways has formulated a plan to make station passenger friendly.A guidance system has been put in place in the station in which entry and exit points were numbered and major landmarks of the city have been displayed in foot-over-bridges.[9] On average the station handles 43000 passengers daily and to facilitate easy movement multiple entry and exit gates are on both sides.[9] The main entrance located at Railpet side is known as Guntur Government Hospital gate, and leads to platform 1.This entrance has been also named as terminal 1 and has gate numbers 1 to 7.[9] The entrance on rear side is also known as Arundalpet side and has been named as terminal 2.Work is in progress for extension of platform no.8 and 9, to accommodate new trains at the railway station. In addition directional boards on the station premises helps in guidance of passengers.

Originating express trains
Train No. Train Name Destination Departure Running Route
12747 Palnadu SF Express Vikarabad Jn. 05:45 All Days Nadikudi Jn., Secunderabad Jn., Lingampalli
17201 Golconda Express Secunderabad Jn. 06:00 All Days Vijayawada Jn, Khammam,Kazipet Jn.
17253 Guntur - Secunderabad Express (UnReserved) Secunderabad Jn. 06:00 All Days Nandyal Jn., Dhone Jn., Kurnool City, Mahabubnagar
17239 Simhadri Express Visakhapatnam 08:00 All Days Vijayawada Jn., Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Samalkot Jn
17228 Guntur - Dhone Express Dhone Jn. 13:00 All Days Narsaraopet, Cumbum, Nandyal Jn.
12705 Secunderabad Intercity SF Express Secunderabad Jn. 15:00 All Days Vijayawada Jn., Khammam, Kazipet Jn.
17261 Guntur - Tirupati Express Tirupati 16:30 All Days Nandyal Jn., Kadapa, Renigunta Jn.
17281 Guntur - Narsapur Express Narsapur 16:45 All Days Vijayawada Jn., Gudivada Jn., Bhimavaram Jn.
17251 Guntur - Kacheguda Express Kacheguda 17:30 All Days Nandyal Jn., Dhone Jn., Kurnool City, Mahabubnagar
17243 Guntur - Rayagada Express Rayagada 23:20 All Days Vijayawada Jn., Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam Jn., Parvatipuram

Halting trains
Train No. Train Name Source Destination Arrival Departure Halt Running Towards Average Arrival Delay (min)
17626 Secunderabad Express Repalle Secunderabad Jn. 00:05 00:10 5 min All Days Ghatkesar, Charlapalli 33
12733 Narayanadri SF Express Tirupati Lingampalli 00:20 00:30 10 min All Days Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn. 26
17015 Visakha Express Bhubaneswar Secunderabad Jn. 01:00 01:05 5 min All Days Secunderabad Jn. 45
22203 Secunderabad Duronto Express Visakhapatnam Jn. Secunderabad Jn. 01:25 01:27 2 min Wed, Fri, Mon Secunderabad Jn. 37
18048 Amaravati Express Vasco-da-Gama Shalimar 01:20 01:30 10 min Wed, Fri, Sat, Mon Visakhapatnam Jn., Bhubaneswar 19
12783 Secunderabad AC SF Express Visakhapatnam Jn. Secunderabad Jn. 01:35 01:40 5 min Mon Secunderabad Jn. 18
07445 Kakinada Town - Lingampalli Special Kakinada Town Lingampalli 01:40 01:45 5 min Mon, Wed, Fri Sattenapalle, Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn.
07189 Secunderabad - Ernakulam Special Secunderabad Jn. Ernakulam Jn. 01:40 01:50 10 min Sat Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn., Katpadi Jn., Jolarpettai, Salem Jn., Erode Jn., Coimbatore Jn., Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam Jn. 28
07191 Madurai Express Secunderabad Jn. Madurai Jn. 02:05 02:15 10 min Tue Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Tirupati, Chittor, Katpadi Jn., Villupuram Jn., Vridhachalam Jn., Tiruchchirapalli, Dindigul Jn. 201
22881 Pune - Bhubaneswar SF Express Pune Jn. Bhubaneswar 02:10 02:15 5 min Wed Vijayawada Jn., VIsakhapatnam Jn., Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar 13
07434 Tirupati - Hyderabad Special Tirupati Hyderabad Deccan 02:17 02:22 5 min Fri Sattenapalle, Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn. 79
17256 Narasapur Express Lingampalli Narasapur 02:35 02:40 5 min All Days Gudivada Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Narasapur 24
17226 Amaravati Express Hubli Jn. Vijayawada Jn. 03:10 03:20 10 min All Days Vijayawada Jn. 20
17625 Repalle Express Kacheguda Repalle 03:20 03:25 5 min All Days Tenali Jn., Repalle 47
07068 Machilipatnam Special Kurnool City Machilipatnam 03:35 03:40 5 min Thu, Sat, Mon Vijayawada Jn., Gudivada Jn., Machilipatnam 51
18464 Prasanthi Express KSR Bengaluru City Jn. Bhubaneswar 03:50 03:55 5 min All Days Rajamundry, Visakhapatnam Jn., Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar 33
17244 Rayagada - Guntur Express Rayagada Guntur Jn. 04:30 N.A. N.A. All Days N.A. 5
17232 Nagarsol - Narasapur Express Nagarsol Narasapur 04:35 04:40 5 min Mon, Sat Vijayawada Jn, Gudivada Jn, Bhimavaram Town
17216 Dharmavaram - Vijayawada Express Dharmavaram Jn. Vijayawada Jn. 04:55 05:00 5 min All Days Vijayawada Jn. 36
12703 Falaknuma SF Express Howrah Jn. Secunderabad Jn. 04:55 05:00 5 min All Days Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn. 53
07889 Repalle - Markapur Repalle Markapur Road 05:30 06:00 30 min All Days Narasaraopet, Vinukonda
12747 Palnadu SF Express Guntur Jn. Vikarabad Jn. N.A. 05:45 N.A. All Days Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn. N.A.
17201 Golconda Express Guntur Jn. Secunderabad Jn. N.A. 06:00 N.A. All Days Khammam, Kazipet Jn. N.A.
17253 Kacheguda Express Guntur Jn. Kacheguda N.A. 06:00 N.A. All Days Narasaraopet, Nandyal, Dhone Jn., Kurnool City, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar N.A.
17229 Sabari Express Tiruvanthapuram Secunderabad Jn. 06:25 06:35 10 min All Days Nalgonda, Charlapalli 8
17222 LTT - Kakinada Port Express Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Kakinada Port 07:20 07:25 5 min Fri, Mon Vijayawada Jn., Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajamundry, Samalkot Jn., Kakinada Town, Kakinada Port 105
05479 Alipurduar Secunderabad Express Alipurduar Junction Secunderabad 09:35 09:40 5 min Sunday Vijayawada Jn., Rajahmundry Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar., Kharagpur, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri Siliguri, New Mal junction, Binnaguri, Alipurduar NA
17239 Simhadri Express Guntur Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn. N.A. 08:00 N.A. All Days Vijayawada Jn., Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavolu Jn., Rajamundry, Samalkot Jn., Tuni, Anakapalle N.A.
07782 Macherla - Vijayawada Passenger Macherla Vijayawada Jn. 09:00 09:05 5 min
12796 Vijayawada Intercity SF Express Lingampalli Vijayawada Jn. 09:23 09:25 2 min All Days Mangalgiri 12
17646 Repalle - Secunderabad Express Repalle Secunderabad Jn. 09:05 09:10 5 min All Days Sattenapalle, Piduguralla, Miriyalaguda, Nalgonda, Bibinagar, Charlapalli 3
17329 Hubli - Vijayawada Express Hubli Jn. Vijayawada Jn. 10:15 10:20 5 min All Days Mangilgiri, Vijayawada Jn. 38
12806 Janmabhoomi SF Express Lingampalli Visakhapatnam Jn. 11:30 11:40 10 min All Days Tenali Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavolu Jn., Rajamundry, Samalkot Jn., Tuni, Anakapalle 25
17282 Narasapur - Guntur Express Narasapur Guntur Jn. 11:50 N.A. N.A. All Days N.A. 10
17252 Kacheguda - Guntur Express Kacheguda Guntur Jn. 12:25 N.A. N.A. All Days N.A. 0
17228 Guntur - Dhone Express Guntur Jn. Dhone Jn. N.A. 13:00 N.A. All Days Narasaraopet, Cumbum, Nandyal N.A.
12805 Janmabhoomi SF Express Visakhapatnam Jn. Lingampalli 13:10 13:15 5 min All Days Sattenapalle, Piduguralla, Miriyalaguda, Nalgonda,Secunderabad Jn. 40
07890 Markapur - Tenali Passenger Markapur Road Tenali Jn. 13:20 13:30 10 min
17221 Kakinada Port - LTT Express Kakinada Port Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) 13:30 13:35 5 min Wed, Sat Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn., Kalaburagi, Solapur Jn., Pune Jn. 40
17227 Dhone - Guntur Express Dhone Jn. Guntur Jn. 14:00 N.A. N.A. All Days N.A. 4
12706 Secunderabad - Guntur Intercity SF Express Secunderabad Jn. Guntur Jn. 14:25 N.A. N.A. All Days N.A. 9
17330 Vijayawada - Hubli Express Vijayawada Jn. Hubli Jn. 14:30 14:35 5 min All Days Narasaraopet, Nandyal, Dhone Jn., Guntakal Jn., Bellary Jn., Hospet Jn., Gadag Jn., Hubli Jn. 30
12705 Secunderabad Intercity SF Express Guntur Jn. Secunderabad Jn. N.A. 15:00 N.A. All Days Vijayawada Jn., Khammam, Kazipet Jn., Secunderabad Jn. N.A.
17240 Simhadri Express Visakhapatnam Jn. Guntur Jn. 15:20 N.A. N.A. All Days N.A. 5
07638 Shirdi - Tirupati Special Sai Nagar Shirdi Tirupati 15:45 15:50 5 min
17281 Narasapur Express Guntur Jn. Narasapur N.A. 16:45 N.A. All Days Mangalagiri, Vijayawada Jn., Nidamanuru, Gudivada Jn., Akividu, Bhimavaram Jn., Palakollu, Narasapur N.A.
17230 Sabari Express Secunderabad Jn. Thiruvananthapuram Central 17:00 17:10 10 min All Days Tenali Jn., Nidubrolu, Ongole, Nellore, Tirupati, Chittor, Katpadi Jn., Jolarpettai, Salem Jn., Erode Jn., Coimbatore Jn., Palakkad, Thrisur, Ernakulam Town, Kollam Jn., 13
07781 Vijayawada - Macherla Passenger Vijayawada Jn. Macherla 17:00 17:10 10 min
17251 Guntur - Kacheguda Express Guntur Jn. Kacheguda N.A. 17:30 N.A. All Days Narasaraopet, Vinukonda, Giddalur, Nandyal, Dhone Jn., Kurnool City, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar, Kacheguda N.A.
17645 Repalle Express Secunderabad Jn. Repalle 17:30 17:35 5 min All Days Tenali Jn., Repalle 9
12795 Lingampalli Intercity SF Express Vijayawada Jn. Lingampalli 18:15 18:17 2 min All Days Secunderabad Jn., Lingampalli 7
17211 Kondaveedu Express Machilipatnam Yesvantpur Jn. 18:25 18:30 5 min Mon, Wed, Fri Nandyal, Gooty Jn., Anantapur, Dharmavaram, SSPN, Hindupur 10
18047 Amaravati Express Kolkata Shalimar Vasco-da-Gama 19:35 19:45 10 min Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun Nandyal, Guntakal Jn., Bellary Jn., Hospet Jn., Gadag Jn., Hubli Jn., Dharwad, Castle Rock, Madgaon 89
18463 Prasanthi Express Bhubaneswar KSR Bengaluru City Jn. 20:05 20:10 5 min All Days Nandyal, Guntakal Jn., Anantapur, Dharmavaram Jn., SSPN, Hindupur 69
08026 Secunderabad - Shalimar Exam Special Secunderabad Jn. Kolkata Shalimar 20:05 20:10 5 min Thu Vijayawada Jn., Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam Jn., Bhubaneswar, Kharagpur Jn. N.A.
12704 Falaknuma SF Express Secunderabad Jn. Howrah Jn. 20:20 20:30 10 min All Days Vijayawada Jn., Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Samalkot Jn., Visakhapatnam Jn., Vizianagaram Jn., Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Kharagpur Jn. 0
17225 Amaravati Express Vijayawada Jn. Hubli Jn. 20:30 20:40 10 min All Days Narsaraopet, Nandyal, Dhone Jn., Guntakal Jn., Bellary Jn., Hospet Jn., Gadag Jn. 14
12748 Palnadu SF Express Vikarabad Jn. Guntur Jn. 21:00 N.A. N.A. All Days N.A. 10
12513 Secunderabad - Guwahati SF Express Secunderabad Jn. Guwahati 21:05 21:10 5 min Sat Vijayawada Jn., Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam Jn., Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar, Kharagpur Jn., New Farakka Jn., New Jalpaiguri, New Alipurduar, Guwahati 18
12514 Guwahati - Secunderabad SF Express Guwahati Secunderabad Jn. 21:05 21:10 5 min Fri Secunderabad Jn. 147
07030 Secunderabad - Agartala Special Secunderabad Jn Agartala 21:10 21:15 5 min Mon Vijayawada Jn, Visakhapatnam Jn, Vizianagaram Jn, Bhubaneswar, Kharagpur Jn, New Jalpaiguri, Guwahati, Badarpur Jn, Ambassa
17202 Golconda Express Secunderabad Jn. Guntur Jn. 21:15 N.A. N.A. All Days N.A. 9
17254 Secundrabad - Guntur Express Secundrabad Jn. Guntur Jn. 21:30 N.A. N.A. All Days N.A. 7
17016 Visakha Express Secunderabad Jn. Bhubaneswar 21:35 21:40 5 min All Days Vijayawada Jn., Gudivada Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Rajahmundry, Samalkot Jn., Visakhapatnam Jn., Vizianagaram Jn., Palasa, Brahmapur 8
12604 Chennai SF Express Hyderabad Deccan MGR Chennai Central 22:00 22:10 10 min All Days Tenali Jn., Nidubrolu, Bapatla, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sullurupeta 15
17215 Dharmavaram Express Vijayawada Jn. Dharmavaram Jn. 22:20 22:25 5 min All Days Narasaraopet, Nandyal, Koilakuntla, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur, Yerraguntla, Tadipatri, Gooty, Anantapur 21
07455 Secunderabad Special Narsapur Secunderabad Jn. 22:40 22:45 5 min Sun Sattenapalle, Nalgonda 17
12734 Narayanadri SF Express Lingampalli Tirupati 22:45 22:55 10 min All Days Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn., Tirupati 23
07296 Lingampalli - Kakinada Special Lingampalli Kakinada Town 23:00 23:05 5 min Tue, Thu, Sat Vijayawada Jn., Gudivada Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Rajahmundry, Samalkot Jn., Kakinada Town 71
07607 Purna Jn - Tirupati Special Purna Jn Tirupati 23:00 23:05 5 min Mon Tenali Jn, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn, Renigunta Jn
17243 Rayagada Express Guntur Jn. Rayagada N.A. 23:20 N.A. All Days Rajamundry, Visakhapatnam Jn., Parvatipuram N.A.
17255 Lingampalli Express Narsapur Lingampalli 23:15 23:20 5 min All Days Secunderabad Jn. 4
12603 Hyderabad SF Express MGR Chennai Central Hyderabad Deccan 23:25 23:35 10 min All Days Nidubrolu, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sullurupeta 27
07686 Rameswaram - Secunderabad Special Rameswaram Secunderabad Jn. 23:30 23:45 15 min Fri Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn. 183
22204 Visakhapatnam Duronto Express Secunderabad Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn. 23:53 23:55 2 min Mon, Wed, Sat Vijayawada Jn., Visakhapatnam Jn. 13
08580 Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam Puja Special Secunderabad Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn. 23:53 23:55 2 min Thu Vijayawada Jn., Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Samalkot Jn., Anakapalle 62

Facilities and Charges
Facility Location Charge Amenities
Bicycle Parking Towards Platform 1 ₹4 for every 4 hours
Scooter Parking Towards Platform 1 ₹7 for every 4 hours
Car Parking Towards Platform 1 ₹23.60 for every 4 hours
Car Parking (Pickup/Drop) Towards Platform 1 ₹10 for every 10 min
Prepaid AC Waiting Hall Platform 1 ₹24 for first 2 hours. ₹12 per hour thereafter Chairs for sitting, TV screens with train arrival and departure status, Separate bathrooms for ladies and gents
Retiring Rooms
Type Duration Charge Max. No. of Persons Allowed Location Amenities
Dormitory 12 hours ₹190 1 Platform 1 First Floor, With AC, Common Western Toilet
24 hours ₹380
Ordinary Double Room 12 Hours ₹333 2 First Floor, Non AC, Attached Western Toilet
24 Hours ₹665
Deluxe Double Room 12 Hours ₹570 First Floor, With AC, Attached Western Toilet
24 Hours ₹1140

To book a retiring room, one must hold a confirmed ticket. This includes RAC tickets. The retiring room can only be booked at either the originating station or destination station of the ticket, subject to the availability of retiring rooms at the station. The retiring rooms can be booked for a maximum duration of 48 hours. The booking can be made using the PNR at rr.irctctourism.com.

Classification

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.[10]

Performance and earnings

As of September 2014, the station served thousands of commuting population by a total of 33 trains, of which 7 are MEMU and local trains.[11]

See also

References
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  2. "Evolution of Guntur Division" (PDF). South Central Railway. p. 9,11. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. "Station: Nellore". South Coast Railway – Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: Guntur by Andhra Pradesh (India), Bh Sivasankaranarayana, M. V. Rajagopal – 1977 – Page 188 In the years that followed, railway lines connecting Madras to Vijayawada (via) Tenali (1 898), Guntur to Repalle (1916) and Guntur to Macherla (1930) were opened.
  5. MN, Samdani (11 February 2018). "Guntur railway station set to get swanky look, more facilities for passengers". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  6. MN, Samdani (20 April 2018). "Guntur station to get 'world-class' facilities | Vijayawada News". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. Staff Reporter (1 March 2019). "Guntur railway station set for makeover at a cost of ₹11.25 crore". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  8. Staff Reporter (18 April 2019). "Guntur railway station gets facelift". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  9. "Guntur railway station is more passenger friendly now". The New Indian Express. The New Indian Express. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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  11. "Guntur misses metro rail project". Deccan Chronicle. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.


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