Ongole railway station

Ongole
Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station
Ongole railway station
General information
Location	Railway Station Road, Venkaiah Swamy Nagar, Ongole, Prakasham district, Andhra Pradesh  India
Coordinates	15°29′52″N80°03′24″E / 15.4977°N 80.0568°E / 15.4977; 80.0568
Elevation	12 metres (39 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Coast Railways
Line(s)	Delhi–Chennai line Howrah–Chennai main line Vijayawada–Chennai section
Platforms	5
Tracks	8 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground)
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	OGL
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
Classification	Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
History
Opened	1899 (1899)(125 years ago)
Electrified	1980–81(45 years ago)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Karavadi towards ? South Coast Railway zone Vijayawada–Chennai section of Howrah–Chennai main line Surareddipalem towards ?
Route map Legend km 0 Howrah 116 Kharagpur to Adra to Howrah–Nagpur– Mumbai line Kharagpur–Puri line West Bengal Odisha border 231 Balasore 294 Bhadrak 337 Jajpur Keonjhar Road Mahanadi 409 Cuttack 437 Bhubaneswar 456 Khurda Road to Puri Khurda Road– Visakhapatnam section 527 Balugaon 582 Chatrapur 603 Brahmapur Odisha Andhra Pradesh border 603 Ichchapuram 645 Sompeta 678 Palasa 703 Naupada 751 Srikakulam Road 789 Chipurupalle to Jharsuguda– Vizianagaram line 820 Vizianagaram 881 Visakhapatnam Junction Duvvada– Vijayawada section 914 Anakapalle 977 Tuni 994 Annvaram 1,031 Samalkot 1,081 Rajahmundry Godavari River 1,103 Nidadavolu 1,123 Tadepalligudem 1,170 Eluru to Kazipet– Vijayawada section 1,230 Vijayawada Junction to Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Krishna River Vijayawada– Gudur section to Guntur–Tenali section 1,230 Tenali to Tenali–Repalle branch line 1,304 Bapatla 1,319 Chirala 1,369 Ongole 1,485 Nellore 1,523 Gudur Gudur–Chennai section Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu border 1,661 Chennai Central km Sources: Google maps Howrah Chennai SF Mail 12839
Location Ongole Location in Andhra Pradesh Show map of Andhra Pradesh Ongole Location in India Show map of India Interactive map

Ongole railway station (station code: OGL ^[1] ) located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Ongole in Prakasam district. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone). ^[2]

History

The Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899. ^[3]

The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81. ^[4]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Ongole is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station. ^[5] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between ₹20–₹100 crore and handles 5–10 million passengers. ^[6] Daily Approximately 190+ trains halt at Ongole railway station .

Station amenities

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs). ^[7] The Railway station recently got escalator for the convenience of passengers in the first platform. ^[8] For the convenience of passengers two lifts were installed and recently made operational. ^[9] Recently Platforms 4 and 5 constructed for freight and goods trains. Soon Passenger trains will halt in platforms 4 and 5 and trains are going to originate from this station.

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. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
3. "IR History: Early days II". 1870–1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
4. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
5. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
6. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
7. Special Correspondent (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.{{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
8. Murali, S. (20 March 2016). "Ongole railway station gets escalator". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
9. "New lifts inaugurated at Ongole, Gudur railway stations". The Hans India. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

External links

• Trains at Ongole