Kazipet–Vijayawada section

Kazipet–Vijayawada section

Legend km / 0 Kazipet, to Nagpur-Hyderabad line 10 Warangal 15 Vanchangiri 23 Chitapalli 30 Yelgur 40 Nekonda 49 Intakanne 55 Kesamudram 62 Tadla Pusapalli 70 Mahbubabad 82 Gundratimadugu 90 Garla 95 Dornakal 9 Pocharam 16 Karepalli Madharam dolomite mines Yellandu (Singerani collieries) 21 Gandhipuram (Halt) 38 Chimal Pahad 43 Tadakalpudi 50 Bethampurdi 54 Bhadrachalam Road Kothagudem TPS 65 Gajulaguden 82 Pandurangapuram 95 Aswapuram 107 Manguru Singerani collieries 110 Malleladugu 118 Khammam 127 Pandilapalli 133 Chinta Kani 140 Nagalwancha 146 Bona Kalu 156 Motimari to Vishnupuram (under construction) 163 Madhira 172 Tondalagopavaram 178 Erupallem 184 Gengineni 188 Cheruvu Madhavaram NH 22 LANCO Kondapalli Power Project 203 Kondapalli 208 Rayanpadu to Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section 218 Vijayawada to Vijayawada-Chennai section Source:Google maps Kazipet-Vijayawada Passenger 57237 Dornakal-Manguru Passenger 57139

The Kazipet–Vijayawada section is a railway line connecting Kazipet and Vijayawada. This 218 km (135 mi) track is part of the Delhi-Chennai line. The section is under the jurisdiction of South Central Railway.

History

With the completion of the Kazipet-Balhashah link in 1929, Chennai was directly linked to Delhi.^[1]

The Wadi-Secunderabad line was built in 1874 with financing by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It later became part of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway. In 1889, the main line of the Nizam’s Guaranteed State Railway was extended to Vijayawada, then known as Bezwada.^[2]

As of 1909, "From Wadi on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway runs east to Warangal and then south-east towards Bezwada on the East Coast section of the Madras Railway."^[3]

The Motumari-Jaggayyapeta line was extended to Mellacheruvu in 2012. It is to be extended further to Vishnupuram on the Guntur-Pagidipalli-Secunderabad line.^[4]

Electrification

The Vijayawada-Madhira sector was electrified in 1985-86, the Madhira-Dornakal sector in 1986-87 and the Dornakal-Kazipet sector in 1987-88. The Motumari-Jaggayapet freight line was electrified in 1994-95.^[5]

Dornakal-Karepalli-Yellandu line was electrified in 2003 and the Karepalli-Bhadrachalam Road-Manuguru in 2008.^[6]

Speed limits

The Delhi-Chennai Central line (Grand Trunk route) is classified as a "Group A" line which can take speeds up to 160 km/h.^[7]

Passenger movement

Vijayawada is the only station on this line which is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[8]

Loco sheds and coaching maintenance depots

Kazipet diesel loco shed houses WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A and WDG-4 locos. Opened in 2006, Kazipet electric loco shed houses 150+ WAG-7 locos. Vijayawada diesel loco shed has WDM-2, WDP-1 locos, 30+ DEMus and 2 Railbus. Vijayawada electric loco shed opened in 1980, holds (as of 2012) 195+ locos. It houses WAG-5, WAM-4 and WAG-7 locos.^[9]

There are coaching maintenance depots at Vijayawada and Kazipet.^[9]

References

External links

• Trains at Kazipet
• Trains at Vijayawada

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