Vetapalem railway station

Vetapalem
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	National Highway 216, Vetapalem, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	15°46′48″N80°19′12″E / 15.7800°N 80.3200°E / 15.7800; 80.3200
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Coast Railway zone
Line(s)	Vijayawada–Chennai section
Platforms	5[total] 1 side platform 2 island platform
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	VTM
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	Yes
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	South Central Railway zone
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Jandrapeta towards ? South Central Railway zone Vijayawada–Chennai section of Howrah–Chennai main line Kottapandillapalli towards ?
Location Vetapalem Location in Andhra Pradesh Show map of Andhra Pradesh Vetapalem Location in India Show map of India Interactive map

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]

History

The Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899. ^[5] The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81. ^[6]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Vetapalem is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station. ^[7] 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. ^[8]

References

1. "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Surareddipalem – Chirala section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. "Indian Railway Stations List". train-time.in. Retrieved 21 August 2014.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Chirala Station". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
4. "List of stations directly connected from Vetapalem". erail.in. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
5. "IR History:Early days II". 1870–1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
6. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
7. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
8. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.