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Vetapalem railway station
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Vetapalem<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = <br />
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| address = National Highway 214A, [[Vetapalem]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|15.7800|N|80.3200|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| line = [[Vijayawada–Chennai section]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 1 [[side platform]]<br />1 [[island platform]]<br />
| tracks = 4<br />
| parking = Yes<br />
| bicycle = <br />
| opened = <br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| ADA = Yes<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = VTM<br />
| zone = [[South Central Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Vijayawada}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[South Central Railway zone]]<br />
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
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| passengers = <br />
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| mpassengers = <br />
| services = <br />
{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Jandrapeta|next= Kottapandillapalli|line= South Central Railway zone|branch=[[Vijayawada–Chennai section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]}}<br />
| trains passed = <br />
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India<br />
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'''Vetapalem railway station''' (station code:VTM<ref>{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Surareddipalem – Chirala 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=36 |format=PDF |date=12 September 2009}}</ref>), 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]].<ref name="stn list">{{cite web|title=Indian Railway Stations List| url=http://train-time.in/indian-railways/stations?type=stations&search=Vetapalem| publisher=train-time.in| access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=station>{{cite web| title=Chirala Station| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/1297?| publisher=indiarailinfo| access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref> This station was well connected to [[Chennai]], [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], [[Puri]], [[Tirupati]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Vizianagaram]], [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]], [[Adilabad]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Bhimavaram]], [[Guntur]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Chirala]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of stations directly connected from Vetapalem| url=http://erail.in/list-of-stations-directly-connected-from-vetapalem-railway-station| publisher=erail.in| access-date=24 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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== Classification ==<br />
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Vetapalem is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6)'' 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–6 category station earns nearly {{₹|1}} [[crore]] and handles close to {{Nowrap|1 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><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Prakasam district]]<br />
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