Motumarri–Vishnupuram section

Motumarri–Vishnupuram section
Motumarri Railway station is an end point of this section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Telangana
Termini	Motamarri Vishnupuram
Stations	10
Service
System	Single Electric Railway Line
Services	Delhi–Chennai line Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section
Operator(s)	South Central Railway zone
History
Opened	2019
Technical
Line length	89 km (55 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	Single-line overhead catenary
Operating speed	75 km/h (47 mph)
Route map km on New Delhi–Chennai main line 0 Motumarri 17 Makkapeta 26 Jaggyyapetta Town 39 Revoor Ramapuram 50 Mellacheruvu 60 Mattampalle 78 Janpahad 89 Vishnupuram on Nallapadu–Pagidipalli section

The Motumarri–Vishnupuram section is a railway section of the Indian Railways. The section falls under the administered of both Guntur and Secunderabad railway divisions of South Central Railway zone.

History

The project connects Delhi–Chennai main line at Motumarri railway station of Khammam district and Nallapadu-Pagidipalli section at Vishnupuram railway station of Nalgonda district in the Indian state of Telangana.^[1][2] The section passes through the stations of Jaggayyapet, Mellacheruvu and Janpahad.^[3] The route has been opened for goods traffic at present.

Further, the route can be used as a loop line in case of emergency and any problem that arises between Khammam and Secunderabad line.

Another key factor of the Motamarri–Vishnupuram line is the distance between Vijayawada to Secunderabad will be reduced by 60 km if some passenger trains ply this route.^[4]

The journey duration between the two cities will be reduced to one-and-a-half hours. Some passenger trains running from Kolkata and Visakhapatnam can be diverted to this route.

The section was completed in the year 2019.^[5]

Stations

• Motumarri (MTMI)
• Makkapeta (MAPA)
• Jaggyyapetta Town (JPTN)
• Revoor Ramapuram (RRPM)
• Mellacheruvu(MACU)
• Mattampalle (MTMP)
• Janpahad (JNPD)
• Vishnupuram (VNUP)

References

1. "SCR General Manager seeks to know commuter problems". The Hindu. 25 February 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
2. "New railway lines in Nalgonda by March". The Hindu. 8 July 2007. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
3. "CM to open new rail line on Friday". The New Indian Express. Hyderabad. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
4. deccanchronicle.com, Retrieved 27 July 2017
5. "Khammam: New rail line ready, set to reduce 60 km". 28 April 2019.