Guntakal Junction Railway Station (GTL)
गुंतकल जंक्शन रेलवे स्टेशन

Guntakal Junction railway station Station Code - (GTL) is located in Anantapur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and serves Guntakal. It is a junction station at the intersection point of the Mumbai-Chennai line, the Vijayawada-Margao line and the Guntakal-Bengaluru line.

During the period 1861-1871 Madras Railway extended its Chennai-Arakonnam line to Raichur to join the Great Indian Peninsula Railway line, thereby linking Mumbai and Chennai with a 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge line in 1871.

During 1888 to 1890 Southern Mahratta Railway developed a metre gauge line from Vijayawada to Margao, passing through Guntakal.

The Guntakal-Bangalore line was opened in 1892-93. The metre gauge Guntakal-Mysore Frontier Railway was opened in 1893. It was operated by Southern Mahrata Railway.

Guntakal Railway Station Enquiry Number 08552-227-131, 080522- 227-132

1. kasapuram temple 5.3km (3.3mi) from Guntakal Rly Station
2. Kailasa Shiva Temple: 3.4km (2.1mi) from Guntakal Rly Station
3. Chippagiri: 10.5km (6.5mi) from Guntakal Rly Station

Distance between Guntakal Junction railway station and Airports is 89.5 kms or 55.6 miles It takes 2 hours, 28 minutes to travel from Guntakal Junction Railway Station to Vidyanagar Airport.

Distance between Guntakal Junction railway station and bus Stand is 2 kms or 1.2 miles It takes 2 minutes to travel from Guntakal Bus Station to Guntakal Junction Railway Station.

Auto rickshaw stand at the entrance of the station. Entrance of the station the passengers are provided with a taxi stand for the city taxis and private taxi cabs.