Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section

The Pagidipalli–Guntur section^[1] is an electrified single track railway section in Guntur railway division of South Central Railway.^[2][3]

Pagidipalli–Guntur section
Route map of Guntur Division showing Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Telangana Andhra Pradesh
Termini	Guntur Pagidipalli
Website	scr.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
Operator(s)	South Central Railway zone
History
Opened	1930; 95 years ago (1930)
Technical
Line length	238.49 km (148 mi)
Track length	130 km (81 mi)
Number of tracks	1 (doubling approved in year 2023)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Route map Legend km Guntur–Repalle section 0 Guntur 5 Nallapadu Nallapadu–Nandyal section 13 Bandarupalle 19 Mandapadu 22 Siripuram 26 Lingamguntla 30 Peddakurapadu 36 Gudipudi 42 Sattenapalle 54 Reddigudem 60 Bellamkonda Nadikudi–Srikalahasti section 74 Piduguralla 83 Tummalacheruvu 95 Nadikudi Nadikudi–Macherla branch line 108 Pondugula Andhra Pradesh Telangana   border 112 Vishnupuram 115 Damacherla 122 Kandrapole Halt 134 Miryalaguda 154 Tipparthi 171 Nalgonda 182 ShriRampuram 192 Narketpalli 198 Chityala 204 Ramannapet 219 Valigonda 222 Mamdapur 229 Nagireddipalli 241 Bommaipalli to Warangal 245 Pagidipalli to Secunderabad km

History

The Guntur–Macherla section was opened in 1930. A new railway line from Bibinagar to Nadikudi was started in 1974, and foundation stone was laid by then-Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi on 7 April 1974. It opened for traffic in 1989 there by making connectivity between Guntur Junction and Secunderabad Junction.^[4]

In 2023, the Centre cleared the doubling of Guntur-Bibinagar railway. The long-pending project is estimated to cost 2,853 crore and will be monitored by the Prime Minister's Office.^[5][6]

Route

This route starts from Pagidipalli (near Bibinagar) and passes through Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Nadikudi, Piduguralla, Sattenapalle and joins Nallapadu near Guntur.^[2]