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{{Infobox station
| name = Vedayapalem railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
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| address = Vedayapalem, [[Nellore]], [[Nellore district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|14.4055|79.9576|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
| elevation = {{convert|27|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| line = [[Vijayawada–Chennai section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] and [[Delhi–Chennai line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 2
| tracks = 4
| entrances =
| parking = Available
| opened = 1899
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1980–81
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = VDE
| zone = [[South Central Railway zone|South Central Railway]],
| division = {{rwd|Vijayawada}}
}}
| owned =
| operator =
| status = Functioning
| former =
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'''Vedayapalem railway station''' (station code:VDE<ref>{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Venkatachalam – Surareddipalem 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=34 |format=PDF |date=12 September 2009}}</ref>), located in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]], serves [[Nellore]] in [[Nellore district]].

== 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 = 13 February 2013}}</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 = 13 February 2013 }}</ref>

== Classification ==
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Vedayapalem 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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{{South Central Railway zone|state=}}
{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

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

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