Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line | |
Status: | Operational |
Open: | 1891 |
Linelength: | 227.4km (141.3miles) |
Tracks: | 1 |
Electrification: | Overhead |
The Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line connects Dharmavaram of Anantapur district with Pakala of Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is under the jurisdiction of Guntakal railway division.
This branch line was built as a meter-gauge line during British Raj 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.[2] The railway line was sanctioned in the year 1997–98.
The Main Station in this line is: