Gooty Junction railway station

Gooty Junction
Gooty Junction
	Indian Railways station
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Location	NH 7, Gooty, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh; India
Elevation	370 metres (1,210 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Coast Railways
Line(s)	Yeswanthpur – Gooty line, ; Gooty – Dhone line
Platforms	2
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	GY
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Guntakal
Electrified	Yes
Location
	Gooty Junction Location in Andhra Pradesh 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 Coast Railways.[2]

Structure and Amenities

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

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 WDG2A, WDG3A, WDM3A and WDM3D classes.

Classification

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

References

"Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
"Gooty Junction".
"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.

15.1496°N 77.6249°E / 15.1496; 77.6249

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[1] "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

[2] "Gooty Junction".

[categories-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.