The Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line connects Dharmavaram of

Anantapur district Anantapur district officially: Anantapuramu district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Anantapur city. It is one of the driest places in So ...

with Pakala of

Chittoor district Chittoor district () is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Chittoor. It has a population of 4,170,468 according to 2011 census of India. It lies in ...

in the Indian state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. It is under the jurisdiction of Guntakal railway division.

History

This branch line was built as a meter-gauge line during

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

in India and opened for traffic in 1891. After independence, recently South Central Railway zone converted this line into a broad-gauge line, which opened for traffic on June 30, 2010. The railway line was sanctioned in the year 1997–98. The Main Station in this line is: *

Dharmavaram Junction Dharmavaram may refer to places in India: Places Andhra Pradesh, India * Dharmavaram, Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh *Dharmavaram revenue division, Anantapur district * Dharmavaram, Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh *Dharmavaram, ...

* Kadiri Railway Station * Madanapalle Road * Pakala Junction

References

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