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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = 28em
| name = Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section
| color =
| logo =
| logo_width =
| image = File:000Guntur Division.JPG
| image_width =
| caption = Route map of Guntur Division showing<br />Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section
| type =
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Telangana]] <br />[[Andhra Pradesh]]
| start = [[Guntur Junction railway station|Guntur]]
| end = [[Macherla]]
| stations =
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = {{start date and age|1930}}
| close =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Central Railway zone]]
| character =
| depot =
| stock =
| linelength = {{convert|238.49|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracklength = {{convert|130|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracks = 1
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| old_gauge =
| minradius =
| racksystem =
| electrification = [[25 kV AC]] 50 Hz
| speed =
| elevation =
| website =
| map = {{Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section}}
| map_name = Route map
| map_state = collapsed
}}

The '''Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of Railway Projects (Doublingl, Electrification etc.)|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=132337|website=www.pib.nic.in|access-date=6 April 2017}}</ref>''' is an [[Railway electrification system|electrified]] [[single-track railway|single track railway]] section in [[Guntur railway division]] of [[South Central Railway]].<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Evolution of Guntur Division|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1469081050829-aboutus-gen-18-7-16.pdf|website=South Central Railway|access-date=30 November 2015|pages=1–4|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayadev demands more railway facilities in new capital |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-03-12/Jayadev-demands-more-railway-facilities-in-new-capital--136952 |access-date=18 January 2016 |work=The Hans India |date=12 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119222706/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-03-12/Jayadev-demands-more-railway-facilities-in-new-capital--136952 |archive-date=19 November 2015 }}</ref>

== History ==
The Guntur–Macherla section was opened in 1930. A new railway line from Bibinagar to {{stnlnk|Nadikudi}} was started in 1974 and foundation stone was laid by then Prime minister of India [[Indira Gandhi]] on 7 April 1974 and opened for traffic in 1989 there by making connectivity between {{stnlnk|Guntur Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Secunderabad Junction}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://scrailways.blogspot.in/2012/01/time-line-and-milestones-of-events-scr.html?m=1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 September 2013 |archive-date=5 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205151639/http://scrailways.blogspot.in/2012/01/time-line-and-milestones-of-events-scr.html?m=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Route ==

This route starts from {{stnlnk|Pagidipalli}} (near [[Bibinagar]]) and passes through [[Nalgonda]], [[Miryalaguda]], {{stnlnk|Nadikudi}}, [[Piduguralla]], {{stnlnk|Sattenapalle}} and joins [[Nallapadu]] near {{stnlnk|Guntur}}.<ref name="profile" />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{South Central Railway zone}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pagidipalli-Nallapadu section}}
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1930]]
[[Category:1930 establishments in India]]

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