Guntur railway station (station code:GNT) is an

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Guntur Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated to the west of the Ba ...

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. It is situated on the

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Guntur railway division Guntur Railway Division is one of the three divisions of the South Coast Railway zone of Indian Railways. The division was sanctioned in 1995–96 and was fully operational on 1 April 2003, with its headquarters at Guntur. The ''Rail Vikas Bhavan ...

in the

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zone.

History

The first rail lines in Guntur are of

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line opened Guntur–Repalle section in year 1916 and later between Guntur and Hubli/Goa.Later a

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rail line was built between GNT/VJA towards

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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. These platforms are interconnected by

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. The station is equipped with facilities, such as

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, parcel office, retiring rooms,

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, booking counters, refreshment stalls, separate pathways for public, rampways for

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, parking zone for car and

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etc. 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. On average the station handles 43000 passengers daily and to facilitate easy movement multiple entry and exit gates are on both sides. 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. 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

Halting trains

Facilities and Charges

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 a
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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.

Performance and earnings

, the station served thousands of commuting population by a total of 33 trains, of which 7 are

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and local trains.

References

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