Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section

Railway line in India

Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section

Amaravati Express is a prestigious train running on Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section

Overview
Status| Operational
Owner| Indian Railways
Locale| Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Goa
Termini|

* Guntakal Junction (GTL)
* Vasco da Gama (VSG)

Stations| 73
Service
Services| Mahabubnagar-Munirabad line
Route number| 7/7A/49/49A[1]
Operator(s)| South Central Railway zone
South Western Railway zone
Konkan Railway Corporation
Technical
Line length| 457 km (284 mi)
Number of tracks| 2
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Old gauge| 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Electrification| Yes
Operating speed| 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph)

Route map

Legend

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Mumbai–Chennai line

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| Guntakal Junction
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Mumbai–Chennai line

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| Guntakal West
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| Bantanahal
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| Sankara-Gummanur
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| Bevinahalu
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| T Sakibanda
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| Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka
border

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| Virapur
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| Hagari
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| Haddinagundu
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| Bellary Junction
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| Bangalore–Arsikere

–Hubli line

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| Bellary Cantt (Halt)
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| Bellary Cantt
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| Kudatini
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| Daroji
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| Toranagallu Junction
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| Gadiganru
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| Bayaluvaddigeri
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102

| Papinayakanahalli
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109

| Kariganuru
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115

| Hosapete Junction
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| Bangalore–Arsikere

–Hubli line

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121

| Munirabad
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section
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127

| Hitnal
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section
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132

| Ginigera Junction
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143

| Koppal
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155

| Bhanapur
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section
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159

| Talakal
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166

| Bannikoppa
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173

| Sompur Road
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182

| Harlapur
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191

| Kanginhal
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200

| Gadag Junction
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| Solapur–Guntakal

section

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205

| Binkadakati
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213

| Hulkoti
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219

| Kondikoppa
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223

| Annigeri
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231

| Navalgund Road
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235

| Sisvinhalli
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239

| Hebsur
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248

| Kusugal
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Hubli–Bangalore line

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258

| Hubli Junction
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262

| Unkal
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267

| Amargol
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272

| Navalur
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278

| Dharwad
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284

| Kyarkop
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292

| Mugad
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298

| Kambarganvi
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304

| Kashanatti
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315

| Alnavar Junction
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|  | Ambewadi
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321

| Bhistenhatti
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324

| Tavargatti
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329

| Nagargali
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336

| Devarayi
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344

| Shivathan
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349

| Londa Junction
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Pune–Miraj–Londa line

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361

| Tinai ghat
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373

| Castle Rock
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| Karnataka

Goa
border

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381

| Caranzol
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387

| Dudhsagar
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388

| Dudhsagar Falls
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392

| Sonalium
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400

| Kulem
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408

| Kalem
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Zuari River

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417

| Kudchade
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423

| Chandar
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427

| Sanjuje Da Arey
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| Konkan Railway

to Mangalore Junction

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432

| Madgaon Junction
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439

| Suravali
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440

| Majorda Junction
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| Konkan Railway

to Panvel & Mumbai CST

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445

| Cansaulim
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449

| Sankval
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452

| Dabolim
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457

| Vasco da Gama
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Google Maps[full citation needed]
India Rail Info[2]

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The Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section, or Mormugao Railway (formerly known as West of India Portuguese Railway),[3] is a railway line connecting the town of Guntakal in Andhra Pradesh and Vasco da Gama in Goa, India. It traverses the Western Ghats and covers a distance of 457 kilometres (284 mi) across Goa, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

It is operated by the public companies Indian Railways — through its operating subsidiaries South Central Railway zone and South Western Railway zone — and Konkan Railway Corporation.

## History

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The Railway Line passes along Dudhsagar Falls

In the year 1878, an agreement was signed between the West of India Portuguese Guaranteed Railway Company (WIPR) and Portuguese Government of Portuguese India for construction of Harbour and connected Railway but the railway work started only in 1882.[4]

In December 1887, The total length of existing meter gauge railway track in the Goan Territory of 43 km between Mormugao-Sanvordem via Vasco da Gama was inaugurated. In 1888, Mormugao was connected with Southern Maharatta Railway at Caranzol-Castle Rock junction[4]

In 1902, with the metre gauge line on the verge of bankruptcy, the company leased the railway to the Southern Mahratta Railway, which continued to manage railway until 1955.[5][4] With independence, the WIPR's operation passed to Indian Railways and, in 1951, to the Southern Railway.[citation needed]

From 1955 to 1961, the lines within the Portuguese enclave of Goa reverted to Portuguese control. An autonomous body named Junta Autónoma dos Portos e Caminhos de Ferro do Estado da Índia ("Autonomous Board of the Ports and Railways of the State of India") constituted by the Portuguese Government took over the administration of the Port and Railway on 1 April 1961 from Western India Portuguese Railway on the termination of the contract.[citation needed]

However, in 1962 upon the annexation of Goa on 19 December 1961, administration of the Port and its connected railway was taken over by the Government of India on 8 January 1962.[4] In 1963, the line was again taken over by Indian Railways and came under Southern Railway. The main Railway section from Vasco da Gama to the border of Goa was transferred to Southern Railway on 1 May 1963, thus delinking the port from the Railway management.[4]

On 19 July 1990, all railways in the Konkan Region (including all sections of the state of Goa), which were managed by the Indian Railways, came under the operational control of the Konkan Railway Corporation. Meanwhile, the inland sections of the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh remained under the management of the Indian Railways company — through its operating subsidiaries South Central Railway zone and South Western Railway zone.[citation needed]

In 1996-1997 the Konkan Railway was connected with the Mormugao Railway, in a contiguous stretch of approximately 15 km between Margao and Vasco da Gama.[6]

In 1998, the complete overhaul of the railway was completed, replacing the metric gauge (1.000 mm) with the Indian gauge (1.676 mm).[citation needed]

## Main stations

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The main railway stations of the Mormugao Railway are:

* Port of Mormugao (MRH)
* Vasco da Gama (VSG)
* Margao (MAO)
* Kulem (QLM)
* Castle Rock (CLR)
* Londa (LD)
* Alnavar
* Dharwad (DWL)
* Hubli (UBL)
* Gadag-Betigeri (GDG)
* Hosapete (HPT)
* Bellary (BAY)
* Guntakal (GTL)

## References

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1. ^ "Passenger Train Time Table". Indian Railways. Railway Board. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
2. ^ "Amaravati Express". India Rail Info.
3. ^ "O Porto e o Caminho de Ferro do Mormugão foram reintegrados na administração directa do Estado" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. 1961. pp. 51–52.
4. ^ a b c d e "LANDMARK EVENTS OF THE PAST SEVENTY YEARS". Mormugao Port Trust. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
5. ^ "A Portuguese-British deal," New York Times, 16 October 1902, p1
6. ^ theevandi (10 August 2013). "The Incredible Konkan Railway Story". 24Coaches. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

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Railways in Southern India

Authority|

* Ministry of Railways
* Railway Board

Railway companies|

* Indian Railways
* Konkan Railway
* Kerala Rail Development Corporation

| Defunct|

* East Coast State Railway
* Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways
* Madras Railway
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
* Mysore State Railway
* Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
* South Indian Railway Company
* Southern Mahratta Railway

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Zones and divisions|

| East Coast|

* Waltair

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South Central|

* Guntakal
* Guntur
* Hyderabad
* Secunderabad
* Vijayawada

Southern|

* Chennai
* Madurai
* Palakkad
* Salem
* Thiruvananthapuram
* Tiruchirappalli

South Western|

* Bangalore
* Hubli
* Mysore

Workshops|

* BEML
* Bharat Heavy Electricals
* Golden Rock
* Integral Coach Factory
* ICF coach
* Rail Wheel Factory

Depots|

| Electric Loco|

* Arakkonam
* Erode
* Guntakal
* Kazipet
* Krishnarajapuram
* Lallaguda
* Royapuram
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

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Diesel Loco|

* Coonoor
* Erode
* Ernakulam
* Golden Rock
* Gooty
* Guntakal
* Hubli
* Kazipet
* Krishnarajapuram
* Tondiarpet
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

Steam Loco|

* Coonoor

Multiple Unit|

* Avadi
* Bangalore
* Kollam
* Palakkad
* Tambaram
* Velachery
* Vijayawada

Lines|

| Main|

* Chennai–Bangalore
* Chennai–Howrah
* Chennai–Gudur
* Gudur–Vijayawada
* Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam
* Visakhapatnam–Khurda Road
* Chennai–New Delhi
* Chennai–Mumbai
* Renigunta–Guntakal
* Guntakal–Solapur

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Broad Gauge|

* Bangalore–Hassan
* Bangalore–Hubli
* Bangalore–Mysore
* Bhimavaram–Narasapur
* Chamarajanagar–Mysore
* Chennai–Thanjavur
* Cochin–Shoranur
* Ernakulam–Kayamkulam
* Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam
* Erode–Tiruchirappalli
* Gudivada–Machilipatnam
* Gudur–Renigunta
* Guntakal–Vasco da Gama
* Guntur–Tenali
* Guntur–Vijayawada
* Jolarpettai–Shoranur
* Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram
* Kazipet–Vijayawada
* Konkan Railway
* Kirandul–Kothavalasa
* Kollam–Sengottai
* Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram
* Kothapalli–Manoharabad
* Madurai–Tirunelveli
* Manamadurai–Rameswaram
* Manamadurai–Virudhunagar
* Mangalore–Mysore
* Mangalore–Shoranur
* Motumarri–Vishnupuram
* Nagercoil–Tirunelveli
* Nallapadu–Nandyal
* Nallapadu–Pagidipalli
* Nandyal–Guntakal
* Nandyal–Yerraguntla
* Nidadavolu–Vijayawada
* Nilambur–Shoranur
* Palakkad–Pollachi
* Peddapalli–Nizamabad
* Pune–Londa
* Samalkot–Kakinada
* Secunderabad–Dhone
* Secunderabad–Manmad
* Secunderabad–Nagpur
* Tenali–Repalle
* Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram

Mountain|

* Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Defunct|

* Cochin State Forest Tramway
* Kundala Valley Railway
* Nilambur–Nanjangud line
* Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains|

* Express
* High speed
* Luxury
* Passenger

Stations|

| Major|

* Arakkonam Jn.
* Chengalpattu Jn.
* Bengaluru
* KSR Bengaluru
* Yesvantpur Jn.
* Chennai
* Avadi
* Chennai Central
* Chennai Egmore
* Tambaram
* Coimbatore Jn.
* Ernakulam Jn.
* Hyderabad
* Hyderabad Deccan
* Kacheguda
* Secunderabad Jn.
* Katpadi Jn.
* Kollam Jn.
* Kozhikode
* Madurai Jn.
* Mysuru Jn.
* Thiruvananthapuram Central
* Thrissur
* Tirupati
* Tiruvallur
* Vijayawada Jn.
* Visakhapatnam Jn.

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Suburban and metro|

| Operational|

| Suburban|

* Chennai Suburban
* Chennai MRTS
* Hyderabad MMTS

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Metro|

* Chennai Metro
* Kochi Metro
* Hyderabad Metro
* Namma Metro

Proposed|

* Bengaluru Monorail
* Chennai Metrolite
* Chennai Monorail
* Coimbatore Metro
* Kozhikode Light Metro
* Madurai Metro
* Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro
* Trichy Metro

Railway companies|

* Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
* Bangalore Suburban Rail Company
* Chennai Metro Rail Limited
* Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation
* Kochi Metro Rail Limited

Accidents
and incidents|

* South Indian railway strike (1928)
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway strike (1932)
* Rameswaram cyclone (1964)
* Indian Railway strike (1974)
* Peruman accident (1988)
* Nellore fire (2012)
* Chennai bombing (2014)
* Medak collision (2014)
* Anekal derailment (2015)
* Tamil Nadu train collision (2024)

Related articles|

* Madras Time
* Timeline of Southern Railway zone

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