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{{Short description|Railway station in Andhra Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Nellore
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| image = File:Nellore.Rly station. front view.JPG
| image_caption = Entrance of Nellore City train station
| address = Railway Station Road, Santhapet, [[Nellore]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|14.4618326|N|79.9872789|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| line = {{plainlist|
* [[Delhi–Chennai line]]
* [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]
* [[Vijayawada–Chennai section]]
}}
| distance =
| platforms = 4
| tracks = 5 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| train_operators =
| connections =
| structure = Standard (on ground)
| parking =
| bicycle =
| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = NLR
| zone = {{abbrlink|SCoR|South Coast Railway zone}}
| division = {{abbrlink|Vijayawada|Vijayawada railway division}}
}}
| classification = Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
| opened = {{Start date|1899|df=y}}
| closed = 
| former =
| status = Operational
| electrified = 1980–81
| years =
| events =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways|line=South Central Railway zone|left=Padugupadu|right=Nellore South|type=[[Vijayawada–Chennai section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] and [[Delhi–Chennai line]]}}
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
| route_map = {{Howrah–Chennai main line}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map
| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Nellore railway station''' (station code:NLR<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>) is a railway station of the city of [[Nellore]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is situated on [[Vijayawada–Gudur section]] and 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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf |archive-date=28 January 2016 |page=7 |format=PDF |date=28 January 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== History ==
The Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|title = IR History:Early days II|work= 1870–1899| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-01-19}}</ref> The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-11-10 }}</ref>

== Classification ==
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Nellore is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)'' 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–3 category station earns between {{₹|20}}–{{₹|100}} [[crore]] and handles {{Nowrap|5–10 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> It has been selected for the Adarsh Station Scheme, a scheme for upgradation of stations by the [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Adarsh Railway Station Scheme |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=160499 |website=Press Information Bureau |access-date=24 May 2019 |date=5 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Adarsh Stations |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1527591252494-ADARSH%20STATIONS.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref>

== Structure and amenities ==
Nellore railway station is having escalators on 4 platforms.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article1392161.ece#.UybcR8436t8 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140416191422/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article1392161.ece#.UybcR8436t8 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 16 April 2014 |title = Escalators, lifts at 14 stations| work= The New Indian Express|date=24 December 2012| access-date = 17 March 2014}}</ref> SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in Nellore station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/SCR-introduces-mobile-paper-ticketing-facility-in-38-stations/article17099376.ece|title=SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations|date=26 January 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> It is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=2012-12-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref> Daily 140 trains, including 132 express trains and 6 passenger trains and 2 EMU/DMU are passing through this station.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Station: Nellore|url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/redevelopment_view_details_r.jsp?ID1=NELLORE|website=South Coast Railway – Indian Railways|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref> Nellore railway station was ranked as the 28th cleanest railway station in the country.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cleanliness derails at AP railway stations|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Cleanliness-derails-at-AP-railway-stations/articleshow/53460710.cms|access-date=25 August 2016|work=The Times of India|date=30 July 2016}}</ref> The Railways ministry has announced that the Nellore Railway station will be modified with world class amenities and its look will be beautified under the ambitious project of "Redevelopment of Railway stations" with Rs 100 crores.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ujwal |first1=Bommakanti |title=Nellore railway station: Andhra Pradesh: Nellore railway station to be revamped with Rs 100 crore {{!}} Vijayawada News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/andhra-pradesh-nellore-railway-station-to-be-revamped-with-rs-100-crore/articleshow/68014503.cms |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=15 February 2019 }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Nellore railway station}}
{{Wikivoyage inline|Nellore}}

{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}
{{South Central Railway zone|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Transport in Nellore]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Nellore district]]
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1899]]

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