Tadepalligudem
General information
LocationStation Road, Tadepalligudem, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates16°48′37″N 81°31′36″E / 16.8102155°N 81.5266013°E / 16.8102155; 81.5266013
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Howrah–Chennai main line
Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section
Platforms3
Tracks6 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure typeOn ground
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station codeTDD
Zone(s) South Central RailwayTooltip South Central Railway zone
Division(s) VijayawadaTooltip Vijayawada railway division
History
Opened1916 (1916)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Prattipadu
towards Visakhapatnam
 Howrah–Chennai main line Badampudi
towards Vijayawada
Location
Tadepalligudem is located in Andhra Pradesh
Tadepalligudem
Tadepalligudem
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Tadepalligudem is located in India
Tadepalligudem
Tadepalligudem
Location in India
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Tadepalligudem railway station (station code:TDD[1]) located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Tadepalligudem in West Godavari district. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).[2]

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 West Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[4]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Tadepalligudem is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-4 (NSG-4) railway station.[5] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–4 category station earns between ₹10–₹20 crore and handles 2–5 million passengers.[6] The station is one of the Google Stations available in this division

Passenger lifts are available on both Platform 1 and Platform 2

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 28 January 2016. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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