Nadikudi railway station

Nadikudi railway station (station code:NDKD[1]), is a railway junction in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India.[2]

Nadikudi Junction
Indian Railways junction station
Location	Dachepalle, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16°21′14″N 79°26′17″E
Elevation	98 m (322 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Central Railway
Line(s)	Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section Nadikudi-Macherla branch line Nadikudi-Srikalahasti section
Platforms	4
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	Available
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	NDKD
Zone(s)	South Central Railway
Division(s)	Guntur
History
Opened	1930
Electrified	Electrification is done
Location
Nadikudi Junction Location in Andhra Pradesh Nadikudi Junction Location in India

History

Historically, Nadikudi was a metre-gauge station.[3] Trains which travelled from Guntur to Macherla used to pass through Nadikudi. Later, Guntur–Macherla section, Tenali–Macherla section was converted from metre gauge to broad gauge and a new line was laid from Bibinagar near Hyderabad to Nadikudi, thus making Nadikudi a junction.

Route

Trains that go to Macherla divert at Nadikudi Junction. The nearest town to Nadikudi is Dachepalle. Nadikudi is located on the Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section of Guntur(GNT), South Central Railway zone (SCR).

Station category

Nadikudi railway station is classified as a D–category station. It is one of the four Model stations in the Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone.[4]

Freight

It handles freight traffic and the main commodities include, cement, rice and paddy.[5]

See also

• List of railway stations in India

References

1. "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nadikude Jn. – Vishnupuram section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. Jonathan, P. Samuel (4 May 2019). "Delay in land acquisition emerges bottleneck for Nadikudi-Srikalahasti rail line". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
3. "Mile stones in SCR".
4. "Evolution of Guntur Division" (PDF). South Central Railway. pp. 9, 11. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
5. "Operations scenario" (PDF). South Central Railway zone. Retrieved 17 January 2017.