Gooty Junction railway station explained

Gooty Junction
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Map Type:India Andhra Pradesh#India
Line:Dharmavaram – Gooty line
Chennai – Mumbai line
Gooty – Dhone line
Structure:Standard on ground
Platform:2
Tracks:5
Bicycle:Yes
Electrified:Yes
Elevation:370m (1,210feet)
Status:Functional
Parking:Yes
Accessible:Available

Gooty Junction railway station (station code: GY[1]) is the primary railway station serving Gooty in Andhra Pradesh, India. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Guntakal division of South Central Railways.[2]

Structure and amenities

The station has two platforms. The station is situated at junction of four lines branching towards,, and .

Gooty railway station is located on the Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section, which is part of MumbaiChennai railway route, it is home to one of the five diesel locomotive sheds in the South Coast Railways (SCR). Gooty Junction railway station is situated on the Bangalore – Hyderabad National Highway 7 (India)(old numbering)or 44, Ankola – Bellary – Gooty National Highway NH 63, Gulbarga – Gooty National Highway (In Process w.e.f 23/01/2014). Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty is home to diesel locomotives of the ALCO WDG-2A, WDG-3A, WDM-3A and WDM-3D classes.

Classification

Gooty railway station is classified as a B–category station in the Guntakal railway division.[3]

References

15.1496°N 77.6249°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Code Index . Portal of Indian Railways . 29 April 2019 . 45 . 2015.
  2. Web site: Gooty Junction.
  3. Web site: Category of Stations over Guntakal Division . South Central Railway zone . Portal of Indian Railways . 22 February 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315232254/http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C291%2C353%2C1280%2C1349 . 15 March 2016 . dmy-all .