Tadepalligudem railway station

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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Tadepalligudem
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| address = Station Road, [[Tadepalligudem]], [[West Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| country = India
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.8102155|81.5266013|display=inline,title}}
| owned =
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| line = [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]<br />[[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]]
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| platforms = 3
| tracks = 6 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
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| structure = On ground
| parking = Available
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| disabled = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = TDD
| zone = {{abbrlink|South Central Railway|South Central Railway zone}}
| division = {{abbrlink|Vijayawada|Vijayawada railway division}}
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| opened = {{start date and age|1916}}
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| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Prattipadu towards Visakhapatnam|next= Badampudi towards Vijayawada|line= Howrah–Chennai main line}}
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'''Tadepalligudem railway station''' (station code:TDD<ref>{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2015-16/Station_Code(1).pdf|website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=29 April 2019 |page=46 |format=PDF |date=2015}}</ref>) located in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]], serves [[Tadepalligudem]] in [[West Godavari district]]. It is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone]] (formerly [[South Central Railway zone]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=21 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf |archivedate=28 January 2016 |page=7 |format=PDF |date=28 January 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== History ==
Between 1893 and 1896, {{convert|1288|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of the [[East Coast State Railway]], between [[Vijayawada]] and [[Cuttack railway station|Cuttack]] was opened for traffic.<ref>{{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|access-date=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}}</ref> The southern part of the West Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part III (1900–1947)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-01-19}}</ref>

== Classification ==
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Tadepalligudem is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-4 (NSG-4)'' railway station.<ref name="station_categories">{{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}}</ref> Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–4 category station earns between {{₹|10}}–{{₹|20}} [[crore]] and handles {{Nowrap|2–5 million}} passengers.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
The station is one of the [[Google Station]]s available in this division

Passenger lifts are available on both Platform 1 and Platform 2

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in West Godavari district]]
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]

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