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{{Infobox rail line<br />
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| name = Guntur–Krishna Canal section<br />
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| image = Guntur Junction railway station in 2007.jpg<br />
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| caption = Guntur Junction the starting point of Guntur–Krishna Canal section<br />
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| status = Operational<br />
| locale = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Krishna Canal}}<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Guntur}}<br />
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| open = {{start date and age|df=yes|1966}}<br />
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| owner = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railway]]<br />
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| linelength = {{Convert|25.36|km|abbr=on}}<br />
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| tracks = 2<br />
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]<br />
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The '''Guntur–Krishna Canal section''' is a section of [[Indian Railways]]. It connects {{stnlnk|Krishna Canal}} with {{stnlnk|Guntur}} and further, it also connects [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] at Krishna Canal, [[Guntur–Macherla section]], [[Guntur–Tenali section]], Tenali–Macherla sections at {{stnlnk|Guntur Junction}}.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Operations scenario|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1469081050829-aboutus-gen-18-7-16.pdf|website=South Central Railway|access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
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[[Vijayawada]] to Guntur [[broad-gauge]] section was opened in 1966.<ref>{{cite web|title=Time Line and Milestones of Events|url=http://scrailways.blogspot.in/2012/01/time-line-and-milestones-of-events-scr.html?m=1|publisher=South Central Railway|access-date=5 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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== Jurisdiction ==<br />
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It is an [[Railway electrification system|electrified]] [[double-track railway]] having a length of {{Convert|25.36|km|abbr=on}}.<ref name="jurisdiction">{{cite web|title=Jurisdiction of Guntur Division|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1447154255421-About%20us%201.pdf|website=South Central Railway|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{South Central Railway zone}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Guntur - Krishna Canal section}}<br />
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division|*]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Guntur railway division|*]]<br />
[[Category:1966 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Guntur]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Vijayawada]]<br />
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1966]]<br />
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]</div>
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