Vedayapalem railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = Vedayapalem railway station

| type = Indian Railways

| style = Indian Railways

| image =

| image_size =

| image_caption =

| address = Vedayapalem, Nellore, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh

| country = India

| coordinates = {{coord|14.4055|79.9576|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India

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

| elevation = {{convert|27|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| line = Vijayawada–Chennai section of Howrah–Chennai main line and Delhi–Chennai line

| other =

| structure = Standard (on-ground station)

| platform = 2

| tracks = 4

| entrances =

| parking = Available

| opened = 1899

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified = 1980–81

| accessible =

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = VDE

| zone = South Central Railway,

| division = {{rwd|Vijayawada}}

}}

| owned =

| operator =

| status = Functioning

| former =

| passengers =

| pass_year =

| pass_percent =

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map

| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}

| pass_system =

| map_locator =

}}

Vedayapalem railway station (station code:VDE{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Venkatachalam – Surareddipalem section |url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf |website=Indian Railways |access-date=30 April 2019 |page=34 |format=PDF |date=12 September 2009}}), located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Nellore in Nellore district.

History

The Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899.{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|title = IR History: Early days II|work= 1870–1899| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 13 February 2013}}

The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81.{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 13 February 2013 }}

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Vedayapalem is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) railway station.{{cite web |title=Stations – Category-wise (NEW) |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,358,748,2213 |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=23 April 2019}} Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–5 category station earns between {{₹|1}}–{{₹|10}} crore and handles {{Nowrap|1–2 million}} passengers.{{cite web |title=Categorization of Railway Stations |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174916 |website=Press Information Bureau |access-date=20 May 2019 |date=21 March 2018}}

Station amenities

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).{{cite news |last1=Correspondent |first1=Special |title=SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/SCR-introduces-mobile-paper-ticketing-facility-in-38-stations/article17099376.ece |access-date=5 May 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=27 January 2017 }}

References

Category:Transport in Nellore

Category:Railway stations in Nellore district

Category:Vijayawada railway division

Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1899