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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Vatlur<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Vatlur railway station.jpg<br />
| caption = Vatlur railway station on a cloudy day<br />
| address = Vijayawada Road, [[Vatluru]], West Godavari, [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|16.4140|N|81.242|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|16|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = <br />
| platform = 2<br />
| tracks = 4<br />
| parking = <br />
| opened = <br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code| code = VAT| zone = [[South Central Railway zone|South Central Railway]]| division = {{rwd|Vijayawada}}}}<br />
| owned = Indian Railways<br />
| operator = South Central Railway<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]]<br />
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India<br />
}}<br />
'''Vatlur railway station''' (station code:VAT<ref>{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nuzvid–Navabpalem 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=44 |format=PDF |date=12 September 2009}}</ref>) serves the village of [[Vatluru]] in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is on the [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] around 8&nbsp;km from [[Eluru railway station]]. It is under Vijayawada division of South Central Railway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf|title=Stations on the Nuzvid–Navabpalem section|date=12 September 2009|website=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry|publisher=Ministry of Indian Railways|page=6|format=PDF|access-date=23 June 2017}}</ref><br />
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== Passenger amenities ==<br />
It has two platforms, serving up and down trains. It has a general ticket booking counter. First platform has cement seatings for passengers. It also has a general waiting hall on first platform. Local passenger trains stop at this station.<br />
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== Electrification ==<br />
The [[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]] was completely electrified by 1997. The Howrah–Chennai route was completely electrified by 2005.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history7.html |title = IR History Part VII (2000-present) | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-01-23 }}</ref> A SSP is built beside Vatlur railway station.<br />
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== Classification ==<br />
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Vatlur 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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== External links ==<br />
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in West Godavari district]]<br />
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Eluru]]<br />
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