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{{Infobox station
| name = Nalgonda
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = Panagal Road, Nalgonda, Nalgonda district, Telangana
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|17.340|N|79.1658|E|format=dms}}
| elevation = {{convert|224|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| line = [[Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section]]
| other =
| structure = Standard
| platform = 2
| tracks = 3
| parking = Available
| opened = 1989
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes (2019)
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code| code = NLDA| zone = [[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railway]]| division = Guntur Railway Division}}
| owned = Indian Railways
| operator = South Coast Railway
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Telangana#India
| map_caption = Location in Telangana##Location in India
}}

The '''Nalgonda railway station''' (station code:NLDA<ref>{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Mirylaguda – Nalgonda 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=80 |date=12 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414150809/http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf |archive-date=14 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>), is the major railway station in [[Nalgonda district]] of [[Telangana]] state.

== History ==
A 152 km long Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section foundation stone laid by then Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] on 7 April 1974. The [[Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section]] was opened for traffic in three phases on 1987, November 1988, April 1989. During this time Nalgonda railway station was opened.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://scrailways.blogspot.in/2012/01/time-line-and-milestones-of-events-scr.html?m=1 |title= Mile stones in SCR}}</ref> This line was completed by [[Indian Railways]].

== Station amenities ==
It is one of the stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM's).<ref>{{cite news |title='Passenger earnings have gone up' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/%E2%80%98Passenger-earnings-have-gone-up%E2%80%99/article14379968.ece |access-date=3 May 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=2 June 2016 }}</ref>

== New lines ==
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A new railway line is being constructed from Vishnupuram to Janpahad–Mellacheruvu–Motumarri, where it will join the Kazipet–Vijayawada main line. This route will reduce the distance from Nalgonda to {{stnlnk|Vijayawada}} by 40 km when compared to existing route through [[Guntur Junction railway station|Guntur]].

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{South Central Railway zone|state=expanded}}
{{Railway stations in Telangana}}

[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1989]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Nalgonda district]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Guntur railway division]]

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