Gudur Junction railway station


Gudur Town railway station is an Indian railway station in Gudur of Andhra Pradesh. It is a major junction station with branch lines to Arakkonam Junction and Katpadi Junction. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.

History

The Vijayawada-Chennai link was established in 1899. The Chirala-Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81.

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gudur is categorized as a Non-Subruban Grade-3 railway station. Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between – crore and handles passengers.

Station amenities

Gudur Junction is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines.. Newly introduced Gudur – Vijayawada Intercity Express runs from Gudur to Vijayawada.