Eluru railway station
Eluru
ఏలురు एलुरु |
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Eluru Railway Station Main Entrance
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Location | Eluru, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India |
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Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | South Central Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3, 1 side platform,1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 6 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||
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Station code | EE | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1893–96 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1995–96 | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers | 28.5 millions[1] | ||||||||||
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Eluru railway station is an Indian railway station in Eluru city of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Howrah-Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[2]
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History
Between 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]
Electrification
The Mustabad-Gannavaram-Nuzvid-Bhimadolu sector was electrified in 1995-96.[5]
Classification
Eluru railway station is an ‘A’–category station. It is recognized as a Model station and Touch & Feel (Modern Stations) in the Vijayawada railway division.[6][7]
Satellite stations
Eluru city consists of four other railway stations. These are:
Station Name | Station Code | Railway Division | |
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Vatluru Station | VAT | Vijayawada Division | |
Powerpet Station | PRH | Vijayawada Division | |
Denduluru Station | DEL | Vijayawada Division | |
Bhimadole Station | BMD | Vijayawada Division |
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