The Gudur–Chennai section is a railway line connecting in the
Indian state
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of
Andhra Pradesh
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and of
Tamil Nadu
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. The main line is part of the
Howrah–Chennai main line
The Howrah–Chennai main line is a railway line connecting Chennai and Kolkata cutting across Eastern Coastal Plains of India. It covers a distance of across, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Sections
The long trunk line ...
and
New Delhi–Chennai main line.
Jurisdiction
Gudur is under the administrative jurisdiction of
South Coast Railway, and the rest of the line up to Chennai is under the administrative jurisdiction of
Southern Railway.
Due to heavy and incessant rains from 3 to 5 November 1957, water overflowed the track at many places between Tada and Nayudupeta stations on the Madras–Gudur section of the Southern Railway resulting in the interruption of through communication from the afternoon of 4-11-1957
* The damage was caused both to the track and bridges on the Akkampet-Sullurpeta-Nayudupeta section of the Madras–Bezwada line on 4-11-1957 due to heavy rain and estimated cost of damage is about 2.5 lakhs.
* About 410 passengers on No. 16 Up Grant Trunk Express and about 500 passengers on No. 18 Up Janta Express which were scheduled to arrive at Madras on 4-11-1957 were held up at Sullurpeta and Dhoravari Chattram stations respectively.
[https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1494/1/lsd_02_03_20-11-1957.pdf page 30]
References
External links
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5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India
Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh
Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
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