Nandyal Junction railway station (station code: NDL[1]) is an Indian Railways station in Nandyal of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on Nallapadu–Nandyal section of Guntur railway division in South Coast Railway zone.[2] It is one of the stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[3]
Nandyal Junction | |||||||||||||||||
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Nandyal Junction main entrance | |||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | National Highway 40, Nandyal, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°28′48″N 78°28′48″E / 15.4800°N 78.4800°E | ||||||||||||||||
| System | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Nallapadu–Nandyal section Nandyal–Yerraguntla section Guntakal–Nandyal section | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground) | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||||||||
| Station code | NDL | ||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Coast Railway | ||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Guntur | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | B | ||||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
| 25000 | |||||||||||||||||
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Passengers can see a huge Nandi statue in entrace of the Nandyal railway station, symbolizing the cultural and religious significance of the city. Mahanandi, one of the nava nandi's of Nandyal, is 18.5 KM from the Nandyal railway station. Also Srisailam, a jyotirlinga is 162 KM from the Nandyal Junction railway station.
Nandyal railway station is the only nearest station (63.4 km) to holy site of Ahobilam, the only place in India where all nine forms Nava Narasimha is found.
The route also passes through the Bogadha and Chalama tunnels.
Trains passing through Nandyal Railway Junction
edit| Train No. | Train Name | Running | Route |
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| 18463/18464 | Prashanti Express | All days | Bhubaneswar (BBS) ↔ KSR Bengaluru (SBC) via GNTL, NDL, BZA, VSKP |
| 17225/17226 | Amaravati Express | All days | SSS Hubballi (UBL) ↔ Narsapur (NS) via BAY, GNTL, NDL, BZA, BVRT |
| 17261/17262 | Guntur ↔ Tirupati Express | All days | Guntur (GNT) ↔ Tirupati (TPTY) via CBM, NDL, PRDT, YA, HX, RU |
| 17251/17252 | Guntur ↔ Kacheguda Express | All days | Guntur (GNT) ↔ Kacheguda (KCG) via CBM, NDL, DHNE, KRNT, MBNR |
| 17215/17216 | Machilipatnam–Dharmavaram Express | All days | Machilipatnam ↔ Dharmavaram via GDV, BZA, CBM, NDL, BGNP, KLKA, JMDG, PRDT, YA, TU, GYF, ATP |
| 17329/17330 | Hubballi ↔ Vijayawada Express | All days | SSS Hubballi (UBL) ↔ Vijayawada (BZA) via GDG, HPT, GNTL, DHNE, NDL, GNT |
| 17253/17254 | Guntur ↔ Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Express | All days | Guntur (GNT) ↔ Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (CSPN) via CBM, NDL, KRNT, KCG, VKB, PBN |
| 17227/17228 | Dhone ↔ Guntur Express | All days | Dhone (DHNE) ↔ Guntur (GNT) via BMH, NDL, GID, CBM, VKN |
| 57407/57408 | Guntakal ↔ Markapur Passenger | All days | Guntakal ↔ Markapur via GNTL, DHNE, NDL, GID |
| 18047/18048 | Amaravati Express | 18047→ Mon, Wed, Thur, Sat
18048→ Tue, Thur, Fri, Sun (Indicated w.r.t NDL Junction) |
Shalimar ↔ Vasco da Gama, Goa via KGP, BBS, VSKP, BZA, NDL, GNTL, UBL, LD |
| 17211/17212 | Kondaveedu Express | 17211 → Mon, Wed, Fri
17212→ Tue, Thur, Sat (Indicated w.r.t NDL Junction) |
Machilipatnam ↔ Yesvantpur via BZA, CBM, NDL, DHNE, GY, DMM, SSPN, HUP |
| 22831/22832 | Howrah ↔ Yesvantpur Superfast Express | (Weekly)
22831 → Mon 22832 → Fri (Indicated w.r.t NDL Junction) |
Howrah ↔ Yesvantpur KGP, BBS, DVD, BZA, NDL, GY, ATP, DMM, SSPN, YNK |
| 22883/22884 | Puri–Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express | (Weekly)
22883 → Sat 22884 → Sun (Indicated w.r.t NDL Junction) |
Puri ↔ Yesvantpur via KUR, PSA, CHE, VSKP, RJY, BZA, NDL, DMM, HUP |
Originating express trains
edit| Train No. | Train Name | Destination | Departure | Running | Route |
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| 77210 | Nandyal - Kurnool City DEMU | Kurnool City | 06:15 AM | All Days | Dhone |
| 77211 | Nandyal - Renigunta DEMU Express | Renigunta | 06:00 AM | All Days | Banaganapalle, Koilakuntla, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur, Yerraguntla and Kadapa. |
References
edit- ↑ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ↑ "Evolution of Guntur Division" (PDF). South Coast Railway. p. 9,11. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ Staff Reporter (2 June 2016). "'Passenger earnings have gone up'". The Hindustan. Retrieved 3 May 2019.