Secunderabad–Guntur_section

Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section

Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section

Railway line in India

The Pagidipalli– Guntur section [1]is an electrified single track railway section in Guntur railway division of South Central Railway.[2][3]

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History

The Guntur–Macherla section was opened in 1930. A new railway line from Bibinagar to Nadikudi was started in 1974 and foundation stone was laid by then Prime minister of India Indira Gandhi on 7 April 1974 and opened for traffic in 1989 there by making connectivity between Guntur Junction and Secunderabad Junction.[4]

In 2023 the Centre cleared the doubling of Guntur-Bibinagar railway. The long-pending project is estimated to cost 2,853 crore and will be monitored by the Prime Minister's Office.[5][6]

Route

This route starts from Pagidipalli (near Bibinagar) and passes through Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Nadikudi, Piduguralla, Sattenapalle and joins Nallapadu near Guntur.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Details of Railway Projects (Doublingl, Electrification etc.)". www.pib.nic.in. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Evolution of Guntur Division" (PDF). South Central Railway. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Jayadev demands more railway facilities in new capital". The Hans India. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. [4]
    "South Central Railway: Time Line and Milestones of Events (SCR)". Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Centre clears doubling of Guntur-Bibinagar rail project in Telangana". The Times of India. 27 February 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Central government approves doubling of Guntur-Bibinagar railway track". The Times of India. 17 August 2023.
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