Regupalem railway station (station code:REG[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Regupalem, a village in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.
Regupalem | |||||
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| Express train and Passenger train station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Regupalem, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 17°36′21″N 82°53′26″E / 17.605849°N 82.890454°E | ||||
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft)[1] | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | South Central Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | REG | ||||
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||
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| Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE | ||||
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History
editBetween 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[3] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[4]
Classification
editIn terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Regupalem is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[5] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–6 category station earns nearly ₹1 crore and handles close to 1 million passengers.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Regupalem/REG".
- ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn. – Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
External links
edit- Regupalem railway station at the India Rail Info
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Following station | ||
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| Elamanchili towards ?
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South Central Railway zone | Narsipatnam Road towards ?
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