New Guntur railway station explained

New Guntur railway station
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Nehru Nagar, Guntur City,
New Guntur
Country:India
Line:Guntur–Krishna Canal section
Guntur–Tenali section
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:1
Tracks:5
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:NA
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:South Coast Railway zone
Zone:Indian Railways
Status:Active
Map Type:India Andhra Pradesh#India

New Guntur railway station (station code:NGNT[1]), is located at Nehru Nagar area of the city of Guntur in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone.[2] It is the second railway station, alongside the main station of in the city.[3]

Classification

It is classified as an E–category station and is administered under Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone. It is located on Krishna Canal–Guntur section and also categorised as an Adarsh station of the division.[4]

Heritage crane

The station houses a 35T steam crane of Guntakal railway division as a Heritage Rolling Stock.[5]

Notable trains

The following are some of the notable Superfast Express, Express trains halting at the station.[6]

Train nameTypeEnd points
Visakhapatnam–Tirupati Double Decker ExpressDouble Decker ExpressTirupatiVisakhapatnam Junction
Chennai Central–Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi ExpressJan Shatabdi ExpressVijayawadaChennai Central
Andaman ExpressExpressShri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway stationChennai Central
Circar ExpressExpressKakinada PortChennai Egmore
Lucknow ExpressExpressChennai–Lucknow
Superfast ExpressChennai–Visakhapatnam

See also

References

  1. Web site: Distances in kilometers between stations on the Guntur Jn. – New Guntur Cabin section . Indian Railways . 30 April 2019 . 60 . PDF . 12 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170414150809/http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf . 14 April 2017 . dead .
  2. News: New Guntur railway station sans amenities. 2012-04-04. The Hindu. 0971-751X. 2016-05-05.
  3. News: Connected Guntur will spur growth. 5 May 2016. Deccan Chronicle. 21 December 2015.
  4. Web site: Evolution of Guntur Division. South Central Railway. 3 May 2016. 11. PDF.
  5. Web site: Indian Railways Portal. www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in. 24 May 2017.
  6. Web site: Trains served. indiarailinfo. 12 September 2014.