Gullipadu railway station

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Gullipadu
Passenger train station
Gullipadu railway station board.jpg
Location, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates17°24′35″N 82°38′02″E / 17.409670°N 82.634001°E / 17.409670; 82.634001
Elevation30 m (98 ft)[1]
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Coast Railway zone
Line(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Platforms2
Tracks1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGLU
Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone[citation needed][original research?]
Division(s) Vijayawada
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Gullipadu is located in India
Gullipadu
Gullipadu
Location within India

Gullipadu railway station (station code:GLU[2]), is an Indian Railways station in , a village in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.

History[]

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[3] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[4]

Classification[]

Gullipadu railway station is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) station in the Vijayawada railway division.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gullipadu/GLU".
  2. ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn. – Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

External links[]

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