Telaprolu railway station

Telaprolu
Telaprolu
	Indian Railway Station
Location	Telaprolu, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh; India
Coordinates	16°35′55″N 80°53′25″E
Elevation	20 m (66 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Central Railway
Line(s)	Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line
Platforms	2, side platforms are Gravel
Tracks	2 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Not available
Other information
Station code	TOU
Division(s)	Vijayawada
Electrified	1995–96
Location
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Telaprolu railway station (station code:TOU[1]), is an Indian railway station in Telaprolu village of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Nidadavolu section of Howrah-Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[2] It halts for 10 trains every day.

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

Electrification

The Mustabad-Gannavaram-Nuzvid-Bhimadolu sector was electrified in 1995–96.[5]

Classification

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

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References

"Distances in kilometers between stations on the Gannavaram – Nuzvid section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 43. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
"TOU/Telaprolu 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

South Central Railway

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Veeravalli		South Central Railway zone Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line		Peda Avutapalle

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[1] "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Gannavaram – Nuzvid section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 43. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[2] "TOU/Telaprolu Railway Station - Train Departure Timings". India Rail Info.

[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] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

[station_categories-6] "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[7] "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.