Guntakal–Bangalore section

Bangalore-Guntakal line
Prasanti Express is one of the daily trains in this section.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
Termini	Guntakal Junction Bangalore City railway station
Service
Operator(s)	South Central Railway zone South Western Railway zone
History
Opened	1892–93
Technical
Line length	293 km (182 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Old gauge	1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	110 kilometres per hour (68 mph)
Route map Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section Solapur–Guntakal section Guntakal Junction Guntakal–Nandyal section Gooty Junction Hanuman Circle Guntakal–Renigunta section Gullapalyamu Thurakapalli Venkatampalli Ramarajapalli Khadarpet Pamidi Kalluru Junction Garladinne Taticherla Anantapur Prasavanna Palli Zangalapalle Chigicherla Dharmavaram Junction to Dharmavaram–Pakala branch line Bassampalle Nagasamundram Kothacheruvu Makkajipalli Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam Narayanapuram Penukonda Junction Rangepalli Chakarlapalli Malugur Hindupur Junction Devarapalle Andhra Pradesh Karnataka border Viduraswatha Gauribidanur Someshwara Thondebhavi Makalidurga Odarahalli Dodballapur Rajanakunte to Chennai Central– Bangalore City line Yelahanka Junction to Chennai Central– Bangalore City line Kodigehalli to Chennai Central– Bangalore City line Lottegollahalli Bangalore–Arsikere– Hubli line Yesvantpur Junction Malleswaram to Chennai Central– Bangalore City line Bangalore City Mysore–Bangalore line

The Guntakal–Bangalore section railway line connects the town of Guntakal in Andhra Pradesh with Bangalore of Karnataka state capital. Further, this section connects Bangalore with several north Indian towns and cities.

Major stations

This section serves the towns of Gooty, Anantapur, Dharmavaram, Puttaparthi and Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh State and this line enters into Karnataka state at Vidurashwatha.