GOOTY PENDEKALLU DOUBLING 29.225 Km

under implementation

Information South Central Railway [SCR] - II has come up with GOOTY PENDEKALLU DOUBLING 29.225 Km with a ticket size of 351.83 INR Crores. This project in Railway Track sub-sector involves The current status of the project is - and is being developed through the EPC route. Economic/Social Impact of the Project Proposed doubling of 29.225 Km falls in Anantapur & Kurnool districts of Andhra Pradesh. Present line capacity utilization is 110 Percent and it would be 120 Percent by 2026-27. Doubling would enhance line capacity to meet present and future traffic demands. The Gooty-Pendekallu is a single line missing link in neighbouring double line sections of Guntakal-Pendekallu-Dhone, Guntakal-Gooty & Gooty-Kallur. This line is an alternate route for trains coming / going to Hyderabad / Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam / Vijayawada / Guntur from Chennai & Bangalore duly avoiding highly congested Guntakal station including avoiding break van & engine reversals. This is an important freight carrying route transporting Cement, fertilizers, food grains, etc. Doubling helps in introduction of additional train services to cater growing demand of passengers.