Vetapalem
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationNational Highway 214A, Vetapalem, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates15°46′48″N 80°19′12″E / 15.7800°N 80.3200°E / 15.7800; 80.3200
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Central Railway zone
Line(s)Vijayawada–Chennai section
Platforms1 side platform
1 island platform
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeVTM
Zone(s) South Central Railway zone
Division(s) Vijayawada
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Jandrapeta
towards ?
South Central Railway zone Kottapandillapalli
towards ?
Location
Vetapalem is located in Andhra Pradesh
Vetapalem
Vetapalem
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Vetapalem is located in India
Vetapalem
Vetapalem
Location in India
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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]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Vetapalem is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[5] 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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Surareddipalem – Chirala section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 36. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Indian Railway Stations List". train-time.in. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chirala Station". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "List of stations directly connected from Vetapalem". erail.in. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.


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