The Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section is an

electrified Electrification is the process of powering by electricity and, in many contexts, the introduction of such power by changing over from an earlier power source. The broad meaning of the term, such as in the history of technology, economic history ...

single track railway section in

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 ...

South Central Railway The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. It has three divisions under its administrati ...

History

The Guntur–Macherla section was opened in 1930. A new railway line from Bibinagar to 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 and .

Route

This route starts from (near

Bibinagar Bibinagar is a Mandal in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Bibinagar mandal of Bhongir revenue division. It is famous for All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar. Governance Bibinaga ...

) and passes through

Nalgonda Nalgonda is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Nalgonda district, as well as the headquarters of the Nalgonda mandal in the Nalgonda revenue division. It is located about from the state cap ...

Miryalaguda Miryalaguda is a city in Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana. In 2015, the Government of India placed Miryalaguda under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme. It is located about from the district h ...

, ,

Piduguralla Piduguralla is a town in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.The town is the headquarters of Piduguralla mandal and administered under Gurazala revenue division. The town is also known as ''Lime City of India '' as there are ...

, and joins

Nallapadu Nallapadu is a neighbourhood of Guntur in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was merged in Guntur Municipal Corporation in 2012 and is a part of Guntur West mandal (formerly Guntur mandal Guntur Urban mandal (or Guntur mandal) was a fo ...

near .

References

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