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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway station in Andhra Pradesh, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Tuni railway station<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways|Indian Railway station]]<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Tuni station board.jpg<br />
| image_map_caption = <br />
| address = [[Tuni]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|17.360934|N|82.542548|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|24|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| line = [[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on ground station)<br />
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]<br />
| tracks = 3 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]<br />
| connections = Bus stand, Auto, Taxi stand<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| bicycle = Yes<br />
| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}} Available<br />
| opened = 1899<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1980-1981<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = TUNI<br />
| zone = [[South Central Railway zone|South Central Railway]]<br />
| division = Vijayawada<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| classification = Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India<br />
| map_dot_label = Tuni<br />
| map_caption = Location in [[Andhra Pradesh]]##Location in India<br />
}}<br />
'''Tuni railway station''' (station code:TUNI)<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=31 May 2017|page=46|format=PDF}}</ref> is an [[Indian Railways]] station in [[Tuni]] City of [[Kakinada district]] in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It lies on the [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]. 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 |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> 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><br />
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== History ==<br />
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|last=|first=|publisher=South Eastern Railway|access-date=2013-01-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1|archive-date=2013-04-01|df=}}</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 =https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part III (1900–1947)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-01-19}}</ref><br />
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== Classification ==<br />
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Tuni 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}}–{{₹|50}} [[crore]] and handles {{Nowrap|3–10 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><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Commons category|Tuni railway station, Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/tuni-tuni/406]<br />
{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y<br />
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{{South Central Railway zone|state=expanded}}<br />
{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
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{{Kakinada district}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1899]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Kakinada district]]<br />
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]</div>JamelSkidmore