Mangalagiri railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Andhra Pradesh, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Mangalagiri

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| type = Indian Railways station

| image = File:Mangalagiri Railway station.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Mangalagiri Railway Station

| address = Nidamarru Road, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh

| borough =

| country = India

| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India

| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India

| coordinates = {{coord|16.43|80.55|display=inline,title}}

| owned = Government of India

| operator = Indian Railways

| line = Guntur–Krishna Canal section

| distance =

| platforms = 4

| tracks = 4

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| structure = Standard (On ground)

| parking = Available

| bicycle = Available

| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}}

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = MAG

| zone = {{abbrlink|South Central Railway|South Central Railway zone}}

| division = {{abbrlink|Guntur|Guntur railway division}}

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| opened =

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| status = Active

| electrified = Yes

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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways

|line=Guntur–Krishna Canal section|left=Namburu|right=Krishna Canal}}

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Mangalagiri railway station (station code: MAG{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Namburu–Krishna Canal Jn section |url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf |website=Indian Railways |accessdate=30 April 2019 |page=74 |format=PDF |date=12 September 2009}}), is a D-category station in Guntur railway division of Indian Railways. It provides rail connectivity to Mangalagiri which is the part of Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation and is situated on Guntur–Krishna Canal section of South Central Railway zone.{{cite web|title=Evolution of Guntur Division|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1446709035601-Genearal%20data-01-11-15.pdf|website=South Central Railway|accessdate=3 May 2016|page=11|format=PDF}} It was awarded as tourist friendly station by Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.{{cite news |author=Staff Reporter |title=Guntur railway station gets facelift |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/guntur-railway-station-gets-facelift/article26879813.ece |accessdate=23 April 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=18 April 2019 }}

History

Between 1893 and 1896, {{convert|1288|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and {{stnlnk|Cuttack}} was opened for traffic.{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1|title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway|publisher=South Eastern Railway|accessdate=2013-01-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1|archivedate=1 April 2013|df=dmy-all}} The southern part of the West Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.{{cite web| url =http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part III (1900–1947)| publisher= IRFCA| accessdate = 2013-01-19}}

See also

References

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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

Category:Railway stations in Guntur district

Category:Railway stations in Guntur railway division

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