Nalgonda railway station

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Nalgonda
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationPanagal Road, Nalgonda, Nalgonda district, Telangana
India
Coordinates 17°20′24″N79°09′57″E / 17.340°N 79.1658°E / 17.340; 79.1658
Elevation224 m (735 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Coast Railway
Line(s) Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section
Motumarri-Vishnupuram
Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section-
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeStandard
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNLDA
Zone(s) South Coast Railway
Division(s) Guntur Railway Division
History
Opened1989
ElectrifiedYes (2019)
Location
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Nalgonda
Location in Telangana
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Nalgonda
Location in India

The Nalgonda railway station (station code: NLDA [1] ) is the major railway station in Nalgonda district of Telangana state.

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History

A 152 km long Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section foundation stone laid by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 7 April 1974. The Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section was opened for traffic in three phases on 1987, November 1988, April 1989. During this time the Nalgonda railway station was opened. [2] This line was completed by Indian Railways.

Station amenities

It is one of the stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM's). [3]

New lines

A new railway line from Vishnupuram to Janpahad–Mellacheruvu–Motumarri was completed in 2019, it joined the Kazipet–Vijayawada main line. This route reduces the distance from Nalgonda to Vijayawada by 40 km when compared to the old route through Guntur. [4]

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References

  1. "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Mirylaguda – Nalgonda section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 80. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. "Mile stones in SCR".
  3. "'Passenger earnings have gone up'". The Hindu. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/280419/khammam-new-rail-line-ready-set-to-reduce-60-km.html