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	{{Infobox station		{{Infobox station
	\| name = Vetapalem		\| name = Vetapalem
	\| type = [[Indian Railways]] station		\| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
	\| style = Indian Railways		\| style = Indian Railways
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| image_caption =		\| image_caption =
	\| address = National Highway ~~214A~~, [[Vetapalem]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]		\| address = National Highway 216, [[Vetapalem]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| coordinates = {{Coord\|15.7800\|N\|80.3200\|E\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{Coord\|15.7800\|N\|80.3200\|E\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}
	\| line = [[Vijayawada–Chennai section]]		\| line = [[Vijayawada–Chennai section]]
	\| other =		\| other =
	\| structure = Standard (on-ground station)		\| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
	\| platform = 1 [[side platform]]<br />1 [[island platform]]		\| platform = 5[total] 1 [[side platform]]<br />2 [[island platform]]
	\| tracks = 4		\| tracks = 6
	\| parking = Yes		\| parking = Yes
	\| bicycle =		\| bicycle = Yes
	\| opened =		\| opened = Yes
	\| electrified = Yes		\| electrified = Yes
	\| ~~ADA~~ = Yes		\| accessible = Yes
	\| code = {{Indian railway code		\| code = {{Indian railway code
	\| code = VTM		\| code = VTM
	\| zone = [[South ~~Central~~ Railway zone]]		\| zone = [[South Coast Railway zone]]
	\| division = {{rwd\|Vijayawada}}		\| division = {{rwd\|Vijayawada}}
	}}		}}
	\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]		\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| operator = [[South ~~Central~~ Railway zone]]		\| operator = [[South Coast Railway zone]]
	\| zone = [[Indian Railways]]		\| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| former =		\| former = [[South Central Railway zone]]
	\| passengers =		\| passengers =
	\| pass_year =		\| pass_year =
	\| pass_percent =		\| pass_percent =
	\| pass_system =		\| pass_system =
	\| mpassengers =		\| mpassengers =
	\| services =		\| services = {{Adjacent stations\|system=Indian Railways\|line=South Central Railway zone\|left=Jandrapeta\|right=Kottapandillapalli\|type=[[Vijayawada–Chennai section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]}}
	{{~~s-rail~~\|~~title~~=Indian Railways}}		\| mapframe = yes
	~~{{s-~~line~~\|system~~=~~Indian Railways~~\|~~previous~~= Jandrapeta\|~~next~~= Kottapandillapalli\|~~line= South Central Railway zone\|branch~~=[[Vijayawada–Chennai section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]}}		\| mapframe-caption = Interactive map
	\| trains passed =		\| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink\|frame=yes\|plain=yes\|frame-align=center\|frame-width=300\|frame-height=180\|zoom=14\|type=point\|marker=rail}}
	\| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India		\| trains passed =
	\| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India		\| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
			\| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
	}}		}}

	'''Vetapalem railway station''' (station code:VTM<ref>{{cite web \|title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Surareddipalem – Chirala 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=36 \|format=PDF \|date=12 September 2009}}</ref>), is located at [[Vetapalem]] town of [[Prakasam district]], in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is under the administration of [[Vijayawada Railway Division]] of [[South Central Railway zone]].<ref name="stn list">{{cite web\|title=Indian Railway Stations List\| url=http://train-time.in/indian-railways/stations?type=stations&search=Vetapalem\| publisher=train-time.in\| access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=station>{{cite web\| title=Chirala Station\| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/1297?\| publisher=indiarailinfo\| access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref> This station was well connected to [[Chennai]], [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh\|Bilaspur]], [[Puri]], [[Tirupati]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Vizianagaram]], [[Nizamabad, Telangana\|Nizamabad]], [[Adilabad]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Bhimavaram]], [[Guntur]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Chirala]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of stations directly connected from Vetapalem\| url=http://erail.in/list-of-stations-directly-connected-from-vetapalem-railway-station\| publisher=erail.in\| access-date=24 January 2016}}</ref>		'''Vetapalem railway station''' (station code:VTM<ref>{{cite web \|title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Surareddipalem – Chirala 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=36 \|format=PDF \|date=12 September 2009 \|archive-date=14 April 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414150809/http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref>), is located at [[Vetapalem]] town of [[Prakasam district]], in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is under the administration of [[Vijayawada Railway Division]] of [[South Central Railway zone]].<ref name="stn list">{{cite web\| title=Indian Railway Stations List\| url=http://train-time.in/indian-railways/stations?type=stations&search=Vetapalem\| publisher=train-time.in\| access-date=21 August 2014\| archive-date=30 January 2016\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130085104/http://train-time.in/indian-railways/stations?type=stations&search=Vetapalem\| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=station>{{cite web\| title=Chirala Station\| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/1297?\| publisher=indiarailinfo\| access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref> This station was well connected to [[Chennai]], [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh\|Bilaspur]], [[Puri]], [[Tirupati]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Vizianagaram]], [[Nizamabad, Telangana\|Nizamabad]], [[Adilabad]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Bhimavaram]], [[Guntur]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Chirala]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of stations directly connected from Vetapalem\| url=http://erail.in/list-of-stations-directly-connected-from-vetapalem-railway-station\| publisher=erail.in\| access-date=24 January 2016}}</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 = 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 ==		== Classification ==

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{{Infobox station
| name = Vetapalem
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = National Highway 214A, [[Vetapalem]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|15.7800|N|80.3200|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Vijayawada–Chennai section]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 1 [[side platform]]<br />1 [[island platform]]
| tracks = 4
| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| opened =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA = Yes
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = VTM
| zone = [[South Central Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Vijayawada}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Central Railway zone]]
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services =
{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Jandrapeta|next= Kottapandillapalli|line= South Central Railway zone|branch=[[Vijayawada–Chennai section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]}}
| trains passed =
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
}}

'''Vetapalem railway station''' (station code:VTM<ref>{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Surareddipalem – Chirala 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=36 |format=PDF |date=12 September 2009}}</ref>), is located at [[Vetapalem]] town of [[Prakasam district]], in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is under the administration of [[Vijayawada Railway Division]] of [[South Central Railway zone]].<ref name="stn list">{{cite web|title=Indian Railway Stations List| url=http://train-time.in/indian-railways/stations?type=stations&search=Vetapalem| publisher=train-time.in| access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=station>{{cite web| title=Chirala Station| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/1297?| publisher=indiarailinfo| access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref> This station was well connected to [[Chennai]], [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], [[Puri]], [[Tirupati]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Vizianagaram]], [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]], [[Adilabad]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Bhimavaram]], [[Guntur]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Chirala]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of stations directly connected from Vetapalem| url=http://erail.in/list-of-stations-directly-connected-from-vetapalem-railway-station| publisher=erail.in| access-date=24 January 2016}}</ref>

== Classification ==
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Vetapalem 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>

== References ==
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

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

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Vetapalem railway station - Revision history

ChristineBabbidg: Enhanced content and organization

122.175.66.196: Added guntur and chirala in well connected cities