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Vetapalem | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line | Vijayawada–Chennai section | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 5[total] 1side platform 2island 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 | |||||||||||
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Vetapalem railway station (station code:VTM[1]), is located atVetapalem town ofPrakasam district, in the Indian state ofAndhra Pradesh. It is under the administration ofVijayawada Railway Division ofSouth Central Railway zone.[2][3] This station was well connected toChennai,Bilaspur,Puri,Tirupati,Visakhapatnam,Vizianagaram,Nizamabad,Adilabad,Secunderabad,Bhimavaram,Guntur,Vijayawada,Chirala.[4]
The Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899.[5] The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81.[6]
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Vetapalem is categorized as aNon-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₹1crore and handles close to1 million passengers.[8]
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