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{{Infobox station
| name = Narsipatnam Road
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Narsipatnam Road Railway station nameboard.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Narsipatnam]], [[Visakhapatnam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|17.452099|N|82.724059|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|23|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/narsipatnam-road-nrp/405|title=Narsipatnam Road/NRP}}</ref>
| line = [[Duvvada–Vijayawada section|Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] and
| other =
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 2
| loop tracks =
| tracks = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| parking = Available
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = [[25 kV AC]] [[50 Hz]] [[OHLE]]
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = NRP
| zone = [[South Central Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Vijayawada}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Central Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_dot_label = Narsipatnam Road railway station
| map_size = 260
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh
}}
'''Narsipatnam Road railway station''' (station code:NRP<ref>{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn. – Duvvada 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=3 |format=PDF |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 an [[Indian Railways]] station in [[Visakhapatnam district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is situated on [[Vijayawada–Gudur section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] and is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Central Railway zone]].<ref name="station">{{cite web|title=Vijayawada division – A Profile|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1448370249434-Division%20Profile.pdf|website=South Central Railway|access-date=29 February 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128163230/http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1448370249434-Division%20Profile.pdf|archivedate=28 January 2016|format=PDF}}</ref> It is 152nd most busiest railway station in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rpubs.com/probability/busystations|title=BUSIEST TRAIN STATIONS INDIA}}</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=2013-04-01}}</ref> The southern part of the East 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, Narsipatnam Road is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5)'' 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–5 category station earns between {{₹|1}}–{{₹|10}} [[crore]] and handles {{Nowrap|1–2 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>

== Station amenities ==

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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== External links ==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|405}}
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{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Regupalem|next= Gullipadu|line= South Central Railway zone|branch=[[Duvvada–Vijayawada section|Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] }}
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Visakhapatnam district]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Vijayawada railway division]]

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