Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line

Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line
Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line
	Bifurcation of line towards Dharmavaram Junction
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Andhra Pradesh
Termini	Dharmavaram Junction; Pakala Junction;
Service
Operator	South Coast Railway zone
History
Opened	1891
Technical
Line length	227.40 km (141.30 mi)
Num of tracks	1
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	Overhead
Route map
Route map
	Legend

The Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line connects Dharmavaram of Anantapur district with Pakala of Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the jurisdiction of Guntakal railway division.This railway line passes through the Sri Satya Sai district-Puttaparthi, Annamayya district-Madanapalle, Chittoor district-Chittoor and Tirupati district-Tirupati

History

This branch line was built as a meter-gauge line during British Raj in India and opened for traffic in 1891. After independence, recently South Central Railway zone converted this line into a broad-gauge line, which opened for traffic on June 30, 2010. The railway line was sanctioned in the year 1997–98.

The Main Station in this line is:

Dharmavaram Junction

Kadiri Railway Station

Madanapalle Road

Pakala Junction

References

1 2 "Surveys" (PDF). South Central Railway, Indian Railways. 24 July 2015. p. 3. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
↑ "Pakala-Dharmavaram BG line opened – Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[project-1] 1 2 "Surveys" (PDF). South Central Railway, Indian Railways. 24 July 2015. p. 3. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[thehindu-2] "Pakala-Dharmavaram BG line opened – Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2016.