69 km rail line doubling completed in Andhra’s central-coastal belt

Vijayawada, Oct 22 : Partially fulfilling the long pending demand of the people of Andhra Pradesh’s central coastal belt, the South Central Railway (SCR) zone has completed 69 km railway line doubling work between Uppaluru-Gudivada-Moturu and Gudivada-Machilipatnam.
The newly commissioned double rail line sections form part of the Vijayawada-Gudivada-Bhimavaram-Narasapuram, Gudivada-Machilipatnam and Narsapuram-Nidadavolu doubling and electrification project of the railway zone, which is being executed at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore.
The 221 km project being executed by the Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) has completed the work in 124 km, even as the balance 97 km is expected to be completed by mid-2021.
Of the completed 69 km stretch, SCR first constructed the section between Gudivada-Machilipatnam in Krishna district, followed by Uppaluru-Gudivada-Moturu sections.
“As a result, the complete 69 km stretch has been opened for traffic in one go. This new line holds huge potential to ignite the economy of the central coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh,” said a railway zone official.
The newly developed railway infrastructure can transform the train journey experience between Narsapuram and Vijayawada and other places in Krishna, West and East Godavari districts, considering the difficulties people used to face such as frequent halts and long waiting hours for other major trains to pass.