Denduluru railway station
Denduluru | |||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Denduluru, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°46′54″N 81°10′50″E / 16.781719°N 81.180688°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | South Coast Railway | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2, 1 side platform is cement and another gravel | ||||||||
| Tracks | 2 broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||
| Station code | DEL | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 1893–96 | ||||||||
| Electrified | 1995–96 | ||||||||
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Denduluru railway station (station code:DEL) is an Indian Railways station nearby Eluru city of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line of Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.[1] It halts for 9 trains every day.
History
[edit]Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack, was opened for traffic.[2] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[3]
Electrification
[edit]The Mustabad–Gannavaram–Nuzvid–Bhimadolu sector was electrified in 1995–96.[4]
Classification
[edit]In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Denduluru 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]- ^ "DEL/Denduluru railway station – Train Departure Timings". India Rail Info.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 July 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]| Preceding station |  Indian Railways
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Following station | ||
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| Sitampet towards Visakhapatnam
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South Coast Railway zone | Eluru towards Vijayawada
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