Gooty Junction railway station

Gooty Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationNH 7, Gooty, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh
 India
Elevation370 metres (1,210 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Central Railways
Line(s)Dharmavaram – Gooty line
Chennai – Mumbai line
Gooty – Dhone line
Platforms2
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeGY
Zone(s) South Central Railway zone
Division(s) Guntakal
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Gooty Junction is located in Andhra Pradesh
Gooty Junction
Gooty Junction
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Gooty Junction is located in India
Gooty Junction
Gooty Junction
Location in India

Gooty Junction railway station (station code: GY[1]) is the primary railway station serving Gooty in Andhra Pradesh, India. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Guntakal division of South Central Railways.[2]

Structure and amenities

The station has two platforms. The station is situated at junction of four lines branching towards Dharmavaram Junction, Dhone Junction, Renigunta Junction and Guntakal Junction.

Gooty railway station is located on the Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section, which is part of Mumbai–Chennai railway route, it is home to one of the five diesel locomotive sheds in the South Coast Railways (SCR). Gooty Junction railway station is situated on the Bangalore – Hyderabad National Highway 7 (India)(old numbering)or 44, Ankola – Bellary – Gooty National Highway NH 63, Gulbarga – Gooty National Highway (In Process w.e.f 23/01/2014). Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty is home to diesel locomotives of the ALCO WDG-2A, WDG-3A, WDM-3A and WDM-3D classes.

Classification

Gooty railway station is classified as a B–category station in the Guntakal railway division.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Gooty Junction".
  3. ^ "Category of Stations over Guntakal Division". South Central Railway zone. Portal of Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

15°08′59″N 77°37′30″E / 15.1496°N 77.6249°E / 15.1496; 77.6249


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