Motumarri–Vishnupuram section

Motumarri–Vishnupuram section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Telangana
Termini	Motamarri Vishnupuram
Service
Operator(s)	South Central Railway zone
Technical
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Yes
Route map Legend 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 an ongoing railway section project of the Indian Railways. The section falls under the administered of both Guntur and Secunderabad railway divisions of South Central Railway zone.

The project[]

The project will 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.

Passenger trains soon shall ply this route. Railway officials are considering the line as a key to reduce train traffic between Kazipet and Vijayawada.

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.

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