Gullipadu railway station

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Gullipadu
Passenger train station
Gullipadu railway station board.jpg
LocationGullipadu, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates17°24′35″N 82°38′02″E / 17.409670°N 82.634001°E / 17.409670; 82.634001
Elevation30 m (98 ft)[1]
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Coast Railway zone
Line(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Platforms2
Tracks1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGLU
Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone[citation needed][original research?]
Division(s) Vijayawada
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Gullipadu is located in India
Gullipadu
Gullipadu
Location within India
Gullipadu is located in Andhra Pradesh
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Gullipadu
Gullipadu (Andhra Pradesh)

Gullipadu railway station (station code:GLU[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Gullipadu, a village in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.

History[edit]

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[3] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[4]

Classification[edit]

Gullipadu railway station is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) station in the Vijayawada railway division.[5]

References[edit]

  1. "Gullipadu/GLU".
  2. "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn. – Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

External links[edit]

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