Vetapalem railway station
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Vetapalem | |||||||||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | National Highway 214A, 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 Central Railway zone | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Vijayawada–Chennai section | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | VTM | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | South Central Railway zone | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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]
Classification[edit]
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Vetapalem 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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.