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Vetapalem railway station (station code:VTM[1]), is located at Vetapalem town of Prakasam district, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Vijayawada Railway Division of South Central Railway zone.[2][3] This station was well connected to Chennai, Bilaspur, Puri, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Secunderabad, Bhimavaram, Guntur, Vijayawada, Chirala.[4]
Vetapalem | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | National Highway 216, Vetapalem, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°46′48″N 80°19′12″E / 15.7800°N 80.3200°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Vijayawada–Chennai section | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 5[total] 1 side platform 2 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | VTM | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | Yes | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | South Central Railway zone | ||||||||||
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History
editThe Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899.[5] The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81.[6]
Classification
editIn terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Vetapalem is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[7] 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.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Surareddipalem – Chirala section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 36. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Indian Railway Stations List". train-time.in. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Chirala Station". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "List of stations directly connected from Vetapalem". erail.in. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "IR History:Early days II". 1870–1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 February 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.
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