Gudur Junction railway station

Gudur Junction railway station is an Indian Railways 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 Central 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-Suburban 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 Vijayawada-Gudur Intercity Express runs from Vijayawada to Gudur.
12709 Simhapuri Express starts from Gudur