Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line

Railway line in India

Gudivada
Machilipatnam

ServiceOperator(s)South Coast RailwayTechnicalLine length36.70 km (22.80 mi)Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeElectrificationYesOperating speed100 Km/Hr

Route map

Legend

				km
					to Vijayawada–Gudivada section
					to Gudivada–Bhimavaram section
				0	Gudivada
				6	Nujella
				11	Gudlavalleru
				15	Kavatavaram
				19	Vadlamannadu
				27	Pedana
				33	Chilakapudi
				37	Machilipatnam

Source: Google Maps, Vijayawada-Machilipatnam Passenger
Gudivada-Narasapur passenger

The Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line is a railway line connecting Gudivada and Machilipatnam of Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Further, this section intersects Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line at Gudivada.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Jurisdiction

This branch line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone with a length of 36.70 km (22.80 mi).^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Map of Gudivada". India Rail Info. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
^ Staff Reporter. "Doubling of Vijayawada–Bhimavaram line to boost economy". The Hindu.
^ G. V. R. Subba Rao; V. Raghavendra (8 July 2014). "Politicians fail to make railway projects a reality". The Hindu. Vijayawada. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
^ "South Central Railway". www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
^ "Stations on the Gudivada–Machilipatnam section" (PDF). Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Ministry of Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 6. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

Railways in Southern India

Authority

Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

Zones and divisions

South Central	Hyderabad Secunderabad
South Coast	Guntakal Guntur Vijayawada Waltair
Southern	Chennai Madurai Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
South Western	Bangalore Hubli Mysore

Suburban and metro

Operational

Suburban	Chennai Suburban Chennai MRTS Hyderabad MMTS
Metro	Chennai Metro Kochi Metro Hyderabad Metro Namma Metro

Proposed

Workshops

Depots

Electric Loco	Arakkonam Erode Guntakal Kazipet Lallaguda Royapuram Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Diesel Loco	Coonoor Erode Ernakulam Golden Rock Gooty Guntakal Hubli Kazipet Tondiarpet Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Steam Loco	Coonoor
Multiple Unit	Avadi Bangalore Kollam Palakkad Tambaram Velachery Vijayawada

Lines

Main	Chennai–Bangalore Chennai–Howrah Chennai–New Delhi Chennai–Mumbai
Broad Gauge	Bangalore–Hubli Bhimavaram–Narasapur Chennai–Thanjavur Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Erode–Tiruchirappalli Gudivada–Machilipatnam Jolarpettai–Shoranur Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Kothapalli–Manoharabad Kothavalasa–Kirandul Madurai–Tirunelveli Manamadurai–Rameswaram Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Mangalore–Mysore Mysore–Bangalore Mysore–Chamarajanagar Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Nilambur–Shoranur Palakkad–Pollachi Peddapalli–Nizamabad Pune–Londa Samalkot–Kakinada Secunderabad–Manmad Tenali–Repalle Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari Vijayawada–Nidadavolu Viluppuram–Tiruchirappalli
Mountain	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Sections	Duvvada–Vijayawada Gudur–Renigunta Guntakal–Nandyal Guntakal–Renigunta Guntakal–Vasco da Gama Guntur–Tenali Hassan–Bangalore Kazipet–Vijayawada Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam Motumarri–Vishnupuram Nagpur–Secunderabad Nallapadu–Nandyal Nandyal–Yerraguntla Pagidipalli–Nallapadu Secunderabad–Dhone Shoranur–Cochin Harbour Shoranur–Mangalore Solapur–Guntakal Vijayawada–Gudur Vijayawada–Guntur
Inactive	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway Nilambur–Nanjangud line Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains

Stations

Major	Arakkonam Jn. Chengalpattu Jn. Bengaluru KSR Bengaluru Yesvantpur Jn. Chennai Avadi Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Coimbatore Jn. Ernakulam Jn. Hyderabad Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Secunderabad Jn. Katpadi Jn. Kollam Jn. Kozhikode Madurai Jn. Mysuru Jn. Thiruvananthapuram Central Thrissur Tirupati Tiruvallur Vijayawada Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn.

Railway companies

Active	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL) Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTCL) Kerala Rail Development Corporation (KRDC)
Defunct	East Coast State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway