Medapadu railway station

17°00′17″N 82°05′44″E / 17.004631°N 82.095660°E / 17.004631; 82.095660Elevation21 m (69 ft)[1]Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Central Railway zoneLine(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line andPlatforms2Tracks5 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeMPU Zone(s) South Central Railway zone Division(s) VijayawadaHistoryElectrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Medapadu railway station is located in India
Medapadu railway station
Medapadu railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh
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Medapadu railway station is located in Andhra Pradesh
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Medapadu railway station (Andhra Pradesh)
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Medapadu railway station (station code:GDPT[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Medapadu, a village in Samarlakota Mandal in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh. It is located 15 km towards west from district headquarters Kakinada, 12 km from Samarlakota and 232 km from State Capital Amaravathi. G. Medapadu pincode is 533434. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. 11 trains halt in this station every day. It is the 2140th-busiest station in the country.[3][unreliable source?]

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[4] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[5]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Medapadu is categorized as a Non-Suburban 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]

References

  1. ^ "Medapadu/MPU".
  2. ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Anaparti – Samalkot Jn. section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "RPubs India".
  4. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  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.

External links

  • Medapadu railway station at the India Rail Info
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Gudaparti South Central Railway zone Peddabrahmadevam
towards Vijayawada
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Guntakal
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Vijayawada
Waltair
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Bangalore
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