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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width =
| name = Tenali–Repalle branch line
| color =
| logo =
| logo_width =
| image = File:000Guntur Division.JPG
| image_width = 275
| caption = Schematic diagram showing Tenali–Repalle branch line of Guntur Railway Division
| type =
| system = [[Indian Railways]]
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Tenali}}
| end = {{stnlnk|Repalle}}
| stations = 6
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = {{start date and age|df=yes|1916}}
| close =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Guntur railway division|Guntur division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone]]
| character = At-grade street running
| depot =
| stock =
| linelength = {{Convert|32.10|km|abbr=on}}
| tracklength =
| tracks = 1
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| old_gauge =
| minradius =
| racksystem =
| electrification =
| speed =
| elevation =
| website =
| map = {{Tenali–Repalle branch line}}
| map_name = Route map
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Tenali–Repalle branch line''' is a [[Railway electrification system|non-electrified]] [[single-track railway|single track railway]] section in [[South Central Railway zone]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Surveys |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1438144370646-Annexure-1.pdf |website=South Central Railway, Indian Railways |access-date=3 May 2019 |page=14 |date=24 July 2015}}</ref> It connects {{stnlnk|Tenali}} and {{stnlnk|Repalle}} of [[Guntur district]] in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Further, this section intersects [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] and [[Guntur–Tenali section]] at {{stnlnk|Tenali}}.<ref name="map">{{Cite web|url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1540210612510-SCR-sysmapA1_2018.pdf|title=SCR Railway Map 2018|website=South Central Railway|access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> Electrification of the section will be taken and the budget for the same was allocated in the year 2018–19.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/all-rail-lines-in-scr-to-be-electrified-soon/article22671695.ece|title=All rail lines in SCR to be electrified soon|date=2018-02-07|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-04-24|others=Special Correspondent|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== History ==

Tenali–Repalle branch line, a part of Guntur–Repalle broad-gauge project was opened in January 1916, which was then owned by [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8WNEcgMr11kC&q=Tenali+Repalle+opened&pg=PA724|title = Southern India: Its history, people, commerce and industrial resources|last=Somerset Playne, J.W.Bond and Arnol Wright |work= page 724| publisher= Asian Educational Services|access-date=2013-03-13}}</ref>

== Jurisdiction ==
This branch line is having a length of {{Convert|33.85|km|abbr=on}} and is administered under [[Guntur railway division]], excluding {{stnlnk|Tenali}} which falls under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone]].<ref name="map" />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{South Central Railway zone}}

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[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division|*]]
[[Category:Guntur railway division|*]]
[[Category:1916 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Guntur district]]
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]

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