Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta railway station

Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta railway station or Venkata Narasimha Rajuvaripet railway station or V N Rajuvaripeta railway station (station code: VKZ) is a railway station in Andhra Pradesh on the border with Tamil Nadu, India. It is on the ReniguntaArakkonam section of Southern Railway, with the distinction of having the second longest name among all stations on the Indian Railways, following the renaming of Chennai Central to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1]

Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationThadukupeta, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates13°16′14″N 79°34′54″E / 13.2706°N 79.5817°E / 13.2706; 79.5817
Line(s)Renigunta–Arakkonam
Platforms2
Tracks5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeVKZ
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Location
Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta is located in Andhra Pradesh
Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta
Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta is located in India
Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta
Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta
Location in India

Trains

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In railway parlance, it is a flag station. It is unsignalled and passenger trains halt here, but mail trains and express trains do not halt here.

See also

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  • Ib – the railway station in Odisha on Indian Railways with the shortest name.

References

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  1. ^ "News article on longest names of railway stations". The Hindu.
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