Unguturu railway station
Unguturu | |||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Unguturu, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°49′28″N 81°25′24″E / 16.824529°N 81.423271°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 18 m (59 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 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||
| Station code | VGT | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 1893–96 | ||||||||
| Electrified | 1995–96 | ||||||||
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Unguturu railway station (station code:VGT[1]), is an Indian Railways station in Unguturu town of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–visakhapatnam main line of Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[2] Nine trains halt at the station each day.
History
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nuzvid – Navabpalem section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 44. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "VGT/Unguturu 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.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station |  Indian Railways
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Following station | ||
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| Badampudi towards ?
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South Central Railway zone | Chebrol towards ?
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