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Guntur railway station (station code:GNT[1]) is an Indian Railways station in Guntur of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on the Krishna Canal–Guntur section of Guntur railway division in the South central railway[2][3] zone.

Guntur Junction
Guntur railway station west terminal
General information
Location	Station Road E, Sambasiva Pet, Guntur, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16.3008°N 80.4428°E / 16.3008; 80.4428
Elevation	31.89 metres (104.6 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Guntur–Repalle section Guntur–Krishna Canal section Guntur–Macherla section Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section Nallapadu–Nandyal section
Platforms	7
Tracks	10
Connections	Bus stand, Taxi stand.
Construction
Structure type	On ground
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Station code	GNT
Zone(s)	South Central Railway
Division(s)	Guntur
History
Opened	1916
Passengers
37 million approx[citation needed]
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Terminus Guntur–Krishna Canal section Pedakakani Halt towards ? Guntur–Tenali section Vejendla towards ? Nallapadu towards ? Guntur–Nallapadu section Terminus
Location
Guntur Junction Location in Andhra Pradesh
Interactive map

History

The first rail lines in Guntur are of metre-gauge line opened Guntur–Repalle section in year 1916[4] and later between Guntur and Hubli/Goa.Later a broad-gauge rail line was built between GNT/VJA towards Howrah with the completion of Prakasam Barrage on River Krishna. By the end of the 20th century Guntur had 4 different railway lines passing through its junction.^{[citation needed]}That railway lines is Guntur–Tenali section, Guntur–Vijayawada section, Guntur–Nallapadu-Guntakal section, Guntur–Nallapadu–Pagidipalli section.

Structure and amenities

Guntur railway station has seven platforms and two entrances, namely the East and the West.[5] These platforms are interconnected by subway system.[6] The station is equipped with facilities, such as dormitories, parcel office, retiring rooms, drinking water, booking counters, refreshment stalls, separate pathways for public, rampways for disabled people, parking zone for car and auto rickshaws etc.[7][8][5] Railways has formulated a plan to make station passenger friendly.A guidance system has been put in place in the station in which entry and exit points were numbered and major landmarks of the city have been displayed in foot-over-bridges.[9] On average the station handles 43000 passengers daily and to facilitate easy movement multiple entry and exit gates are on both sides.[9] The main entrance located at Railpet side is known as Guntur Government Hospital gate, and leads to platform 1.This entrance has been also named as terminal 1 and has gate numbers 1 to 7.[9] The entrance on rear side is also known as Arundalpet side and has been named as terminal 2.Work is in progress for extension of platform no.8 and 9, to accommodate new trains at the railway station. In addition directional boards on the station premises helps in guidance of passengers.

Originating express trains

Train No.	Train Name	Destination	Departure	Running	Route
12747	Palnadu SF Express	Vikarabad Jn.	05:45	All Days	Nadikudi Jn., Secunderabad Jn.
17201	Golconda Express	Secunderabad Jn.	06:00	All Days	Vijayawada Jn., Kazipet Jn.
17253	Guntur - Secunderabad Express (UnReserved)	Secunderabad Jn.	06:00	All Days	Nandyal Jn., Dhone Jn., Kurnool City, Mahabubnagar
17239	Simhadri Express	Visakhapatnam	08:00	All Days	Vijayawada Jn., Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry
17228	Guntur - Dhone Express	Dhone Jn.	13:00	All Days	Narsaraopet, Cumbum, Nandyal Jn.
12705	Secunderabad Intercity SF Express	Secunderabad Jn.	15:00	All Days	Vijayawada Jn., Kazipet Jn.
17261	Guntur - Tirupati Express	Tirupati	16:30	All Days	Nandyal Jn., Kadapa, Renigunta Jn.
17281	Guntur - Narsapur Express	Narsapur	16:45	All Days	Vijayawada Jn., Gudivada Jn., Bhimavaram Jn.
17251	Guntur - Kacheguda Express	Kacheguda	17:30	All Days	Nandyal Jn., Dhone Jn., Kurnool City, Mahabubnagar
17243	Guntur - Rayagada Express	Rayagada	23:20	All Days	Vijayawada Jn., Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam Jn., Parvatipuram

Halting trains

Train No.	Train Name	Source	Destination	Arrival	Departure	Halt	Running	Towards	Average Arrival Delay (min)
17626	Delta Express	Repalle	Secunderabad Jn.	00:05	00:10	5 min	All Days	Ghatkesar, Charlapalli	33
12733	Narayanadri SF Express	Tirupati	Lingampalli	00:20	00:30	10 min	All Days	Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn.	26
17015	Visakha Express	Bhubaneswar	Secunderabad Jn.	01:00	01:05	5 min	All Days	Secunderabad Jn.	45
22203	Secunderabad Duronto Express	Visakhapatnam Jn.	Secunderabad Jn.	01:25	01:27	2 min	Wed, Fri, Mon	Secunderabad Jn.	37
18048	Amaravati Express	Vasco-da-Gama	Shalimar	01:20	01:30	10 min	Wed, Fri, Sat, Mon	Visakhapatnam Jn., Bhubaneswar	19
12783	Secunderabad AC SF Express	Visakhapatnam Jn.	Secunderabad Jn.	01:35	01:40	5 min	Mon	Secunderabad Jn.	18
07295	Lingampalli Express	Kakinada Town	Lingampalli	01:40	01:45	5 min	Tue, Thu, Sat	Sattenapalle, Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn.	76
07189	Secunderabad - Ernakulam Special	Secunderabad Jn.	Ernakulam Jn.	01:40	01:50	10 min	Sat	Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn., Katpadi Jn., Jolarpettai, Salem Jn., Erode Jn., Coimbatore Jn., Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam Jn.	28
07191	Madurai Express	Secunderabad Jn.	Madurai Jn.	02:05	02:15	10 min	Tue	Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Tirupati, Chittor, Katpadi Jn., Villupuram Jn., Vridhachalam Jn., Tiruchchirapalli, Dindigul Jn.	201
22881	Pune - Bhubaneswar SF Express	Pune Jn.	Bhubaneswar	02:10	02:15	5 min	Wed	Vijayawada Jn., VIsakhapatnam Jn., Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar	13
07434	Tirupati - Hyderabad Special	Tirupati	Hyderabad Deccan	02:17	02:22	5 min	Fri	Sattenapalle, Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn.	79
17256	Narasapur Express	Lingampalli	Narasapur	02:35	02:40	5 min	All Days	Gudivada Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Narasapur	24
17226	Amaravati Express	Hubli Jn.	Vijayawada Jn.	03:10	03:20	10 min	All Days	Vijayawada Jn.	20
17625	Delta Express	Kacheguda	Repalle	03:20	03:25	5 min	All Days	Tenali Jn., Repalle	47
07068	Machilipatnam Special	Kurnool City	Machilipatnam	03:35	03:40	5 min	Thu, Sat, Mon	Vijayawada Jn., Gudivada Jn., Machilipatnam	51
18464	Prasanti Express	KSR Bengaluru City Jn.	Bhubaneswar	03:50	03:55	5 min	All Days	Rajamundry, Visakhapatnam Jn., Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar	33
17244	Rayagada - Guntur Express	Rayagada	Guntur Jn.	04:15	N.A.	N.A.	All Days	N.A.	5
17216	Dharmavaram - Vijayawada Express	Dharmavaram Jn.	Vijayawada Jn.	04:55	05:00	5 min	All Days	Vijayawada Jn.	36
12703	Falaknuma SF Express	Howrah Jn.	Secunderabad Jn.	04:55	05:00	5 min	All Days	Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn.	53
12747	Palnadu SF Express	Guntur Jn.	Vikarabad Jn.	N.A.	05:45	N.A.	All Days	Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn.	N.A.
17201	Golconda Express	Guntur Jn.	Secunderabad Jn.	N.A.	06:00	N.A.	All Days	Khammam, Kazipet Jn.	N.A.
17253	Kacheguda Express	Guntur Jn.	Kacheguda	N.A.	06:00	N.A.	All Days	Narasaraopet, Nandyal, Dhone Jn., Kurnool City, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar	N.A.
17229	Sabari Express	Tiruvanthapuram	Secunderabad Jn.	06:25	06:35	10 min	All Days	Nalgonda, Charlapalli	8
17222	LTT - Kakinada Port Express	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus	Kakinada Port	07:20	07:25	5 min	Fri, Mon	Vijayawada Jn., Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajamundry, Samalkot Jn., Kakinada Town, Kakinada Port	105
05479	Alipurduar Secunderabad Express	Alipurduar Junction	Secunderabad	09:35	09:40	5 min	Sunday	Vijayawada Jn., Rajahmundry Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar., Kharagpur, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri Siliguri, New Mal junction, Binnaguri, Alipurduar	NA
17239	Simhadri Express	Guntur Jn.	Visakhapatnam Jn.	N.A.	08:00	N.A.	All Days	Vijayawada Jn., Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavolu Jn., Rajamundry, Samalkot Jn., Tuni, Anakapalle	N.A.
12796	Vijayawada Intercity SF Express	Lingampalli	Vijayawada Jn.	09:23	09:25	2 min	All Days	Mangalgiri	12
17646	Secunderabad Express	Repalle	Secunderabad Jn.	09:40	09:45	5 min	All Days	Sattenapalle, Piduguralla, Miriyalaguda, Nalgonda, Bibinagar, Charlapalli	3
17329	Vijayawada Express	Hubli Jn.	Vijayawada Jn.	10:15	10:20	5 min	All Days	Mangilgiri, Vijayawada Jn.	38
12806	Janmabhoomi SF Express	Lingampalli	Visakhapatnam Jn.	11:30	11:40	10 min	All Days	Tenali Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavolu Jn., Rajamundry, Samalkot Jn., Tuni, Anakapalle	25
17282	Narasapur - Guntur Express	Narasapur	Guntur Jn.	11:50	N.A.	N.A.	All Days	N.A.	10
17252	Kacheguda - Guntur Express	Kacheguda	Guntur Jn.	12:25	N.A.	N.A.	All Days	N.A.	0
17228	Guntur - Dhone Express	Guntur Jn.	Dhone Jn.	N.A.	13:00	N.A.	All Days	Narasaraopet, Cumbum, Nandyal	N.A.
12805	Janmabhoomi SF Express	Visakhapatnam Jn.	Lingampalli	13:10	13:15	5 min	All Days	Sattenapalle, Piduguralla, Miriyalaguda, Nalgonda,Secunderabad Jn.	40
17221	Kakinada Port - LTT Express	Kakinada Port	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)	13:30	13:35	5 min	Wed, Sat	Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn., Kalaburagi, Solapur Jn., Pune Jn.	40
17227	Dhone - Guntur Express	Dhone Jn.	Guntur Jn.	14:00	N.A.	N.A.	All Days	N.A.	4
12706	Secunderabad - Guntur Intercity SF Express	Secunderabad Jn.	Guntur Jn.	14:25	N.A.	N.A.	All Days	N.A.	9
17330	Hubli Express	Vijayawada Jn.	Hubli Jn.	14:30	14:35	5 min	All Days	Narasaraopet, Nandyal, Dhone Jn., Guntakal Jn., Bellary Jn., Hospet Jn., Gadag Jn., Hubli Jn.	30
12705	Secunderabad Intercity SF Express	Guntur Jn.	Secunderabad Jn.	N.A.	15:00	N.A.	All Days	Vijayawada Jn., Khammam, Kazipet Jn., Secunderabad Jn.	N.A.
17240	Simhadri Express	Visakhapatnam Jn.	Guntur Jn.	15:20	N.A.	N.A.	All Days	N.A.	5
17281	Narasapur Express	Guntur Jn.	Narasapur	N.A.	16:45	N.A.	All Days	Mangalagiri, Vijayawada Jn., Nidamanuru, Gudivada Jn., Akividu, Bhimavaram Jn., Palakollu, Narasapur	N.A.
17230	Sabari Express	Secunderabad Jn.	Tiruvanthapuram	17:00	17:10	10 min	All Days	Tenali Jn., Nidubrolu, Ongole, Nellore, Tirupati, Chittor, Katpadi Jn., Jolarpettai, Salem Jn., Erode Jn., Coimbatore Jn., Palakkad, Thrisur, Ernakulam Town, Kollam Jn., Thiruvanathapuram Central	13
17251	Guntur - Kacheguda Express	Guntur Jn.	Kacheguda	N.A.	17:30	N.A.	All Days	Narasaraopet, Vinukonda, Giddalur, Nandyal, Dhone Jn., Kurnool City, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar, Kacheguda	N.A.
17645	Repalle Express	Secunderabad Jn.	Repalle	17:30	17:35	5 min	All Days	Tenali Jn., Repalle	9
12795	Lingampalli Intercity SF Express	Vijayawada Jn.	Lingampalli	18:15	18:17	2 min	All Days	Secunderabad Jn., Lingampalli	7
17211	Kondaveedu Express	Machilipatnam	Yesvantpur Jn.	18:25	18:30	5 min	Mon, Wed, Fri	Nandyal, Gooty Jn., Anantapur, Dharmavaram, SSPN, Hindupur	10
18047	Amaravati Express	Kolkata Shalimar	Vasco-da-Gama	19:35	19:45	10 min	Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun	Nandyal, Guntakal Jn., Bellary Jn., Hospet Jn., Gadag Jn., Hubli Jn., Dharwad, Castle Rock, Madgaon	89
18463	Prasanthi Express	Bhubaneswar	KSR Bengaluru City Jn.	20:05	20:10	5 min	All Days	Nandyal, Guntakal Jn., Anantapur, Dharmavaram Jn., SSPN, Hindupur	69
08026	Secunderabad - Shalimar Exam Special	Secunderabad Jn.	Kolkata Shalimar	20:05	20:10	5 min	Thu	Vijayawada Jn., Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam Jn., Bhubaneswar, Kharagpur Jn.	N.A.
12704	Falaknuma SF Express	Secunderabad Jn.	Howrah Jn.	20:20	20:30	10 min	All Days	Vijayawada Jn., Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Samalkot Jn., Visakhapatnam Jn., Vizianagaram Jn., Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Kharagpur Jn.	0
17225	Amaravati Express	Vijayawada Jn.	Hubli Jn.	20:30	20:40	10 min	All Days	Narsaraopet, Nandyal, Dhone Jn., Guntakal Jn., Bellary Jn., Hospet Jn., Gadag Jn.	14
12748	Palnadu SF Express	Vikarabad Jn.	Guntur Jn.	21:00	N.A.	N.A.	All Days	N.A.	10
12513	Secunderabad - Guwahati SF Express	Secunderabad Jn.	Guwahati	21:05	21:10	5 min	Sat	Vijayawada Jn., Rajajmundry, Visakhapatnam Jn., Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar, Kharagpur Jn., New Farakka Jn., New Jalpaiguri, New Alipurduar, Guwahati	18
12514	Guwahati - Secunderabad SF Express	Guwahati	Secunderabad Jn.	21:05	21:10	5 min	Fri	Secunderabad Jn.	147
17202	Golconda Express	Secunderabad Jn.	Guntur Jn.	21:15	N.A.	N.A.	All Days	N.A.	9
17254	Secundrabad - Guntur Express	Secundrabad Jn.	Guntur Jn.	21:30	N.A.	N.A.	All Days	N.A.	7
17016	Visakha Express	Secunderabad Jn.	Bhubaneswar	21:35	21:40	5 min	All Days	Vijayawada Jn., Gudivada Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Rajahmundry, Samalkot Jn., Visakhapatnam Jn., Vizianagaram Jn., Palasa, Brahmapur	8
12604	Chennai SF Express	Hyderabad Deccan	MGR Chennai Central	22:00	22:10	10 min	All Days	Tenali Jn., Nidubrolu, Bapatla, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sullurupeta	15
17215	Dharmavaram Express	Vijayawada Jn.	Dharmavaram Jn.	22:20	22:25	5 min	All Days	Narasaraopet, Nandyal, Koilakuntla, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur, Yerraguntla, Tadipatri, Gooty, Anantapur	21
07455	Secunderabad Special	Narsapur	Secunderabad Jn.	22:40	22:45	5 min	Sun	Sattenapalle, Nalgonda	17
12734	Narayanadri SF Express	Lingampalli	Tirupati	22:45	22:55	10 min	All Days	Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn., Tirupati	23
07296	Lingampalli - Kakinada Special	Lingampalli	Kakinada Town	23:00	23:05	5 min	Tue, Thu, Sat	Vijayawada Jn., Gudivada Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Rajahmundry, Samalkot Jn., Kakinada Town	71
17243	Rayagada Express	Guntur Jn.	Rayagada	N.A.	23:20	N.A.	All Days	Rajamundry, Visakhapatnam Jn., Parvatipuram	N.A.
17255	Lingampalli Express	Narsapur	Lingampalli	23:15	23:20	5 min	All Days	Secunderabad Jn.	4
12603	Hyderabad SF Express	MGR Chennai Central	Hyderabad Deccan	23:25	23:35	10 min	All Days	Nidubrolu, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sullurupeta	27
07686	Rameswaram - Secunderabad Special	Rameswaram	Secunderabad Jn.	23:30	23:45	15 min	Fri	Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn.	183
22204	Visakhapatnam Duronto Express	Secunderabad Jn.	Visakhapatnam Jn.	23:53	23:55	2 min	Mon, Wed, Sat	Vijayawada Jn., Visakhapatnam Jn.	13
08580	Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam Puja Special	Secunderabad Jn.	Visakhapatnam Jn.	23:53	23:55	2 min	Thu	Vijayawada Jn., Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Samalkot Jn., Anakapalle	62

Facilities and Charges

Facility	Location	Charge	Amenities
Bicycle Parking	Towards Platform 1	₹4 for every 4 hours
Scooter Parking	Towards Platform 1	₹7 for every 4 hours
Car Parking	Towards Platform 1	₹23.60 for every 4 hours
Car Parking (Pickup/Drop)	Towards Platform 1	₹10 for every 10 min
Prepaid AC Waiting Hall	Platform 1	₹24 for first 2 hours. ₹12 per hour thereafter	Chairs for sitting, TV screens with train arrival and departure status, Separate bathrooms for ladies and gents

Retiring Rooms

Type	Duration	Charge	Max. No. of Persons Allowed	Location	Amenities
Dormitory	12 hours	₹190	1	Platform 1	First Floor, With AC, Common Western Toilet
	24 hours	₹380
Ordinary Double Room	12 Hours	₹333	2		First Floor, Non AC, Attached Western Toilet
	24 Hours	₹665
Deluxe Double Room	12 Hours	₹570			First Floor, With AC, Attached Western Toilet
	24 Hours	₹1140

To book a retiring room, one must hold a confirmed ticket. This includes RAC tickets. The retiring room can only be booked at either the originating station or destination station of the ticket, subject to the availability of retiring rooms at the station. The retiring rooms can be booked for a maximum duration of 48 hours. The booking can be made using the PNR at rr.irctctourism.com.

Classification

Guntur Junction railway station is an A–category station. It is recognized as a Model station, Adarsh station and Touch & Feel (Modern Stations) in the Guntur railway division.[10]

Performance and earnings

As of September 2014^[update], the station served thousands of commuting population by a total of 33 trains, of which 7 are MEMU and local trains.[11]

See also

• List of railway stations in India

References

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