Eluru railway station explained

Eluru
Type:	Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station
Address:	ASR Stadium Road, Eluru, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh
Country:	India
Coordinates:	16.7179°N 81.1198°W
Owned:	Indian Railways
Operator:	Indian Railways
Line:	Howrah–Chennai main line Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section
Tracks:	2 broad gauge
Structure:	Standard (on ground)
Classification:	Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
Status:	Active
Electrified:	Yes
Passengers:	28.5 million^[1]
Map Type:	India Andhra Pradesh#India
Style:	Indian Railways
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Caption:	Interactive map
Map State:	collapsed

Eluru railway station (station code:EE^[2]) is an Indian Railways station in Eluru city of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).^[3]

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 12880NaN0 of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and, was opened for traffic.^[4] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.^[5]

Electrification

The Mustabad–Gannavaram–Nuzvid–Bhimadolu sector was electrified in 1995–96.^[6]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Eluru is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station.^[7] 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 – crore and handles passengers.^[8]

Structure and amenities

The station is spread over an area of 31782m2, maintained by 17 employees.^[9] The station has 03 platforms and all the tracks are broad gauge and electrified. Almost all platforms are in same size. The station has East and West terminals equipped with reservation counters. It was 37th cleanest station in 'A'-Category, as of 2018.^[10] It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).^[11]

Satellite stations

Eluru city consists of four other railway stations. These are:

Station Name	Station Code	Railway Division
	VAT	Vijayawada Division
	PRH	Vijayawada Division
	DEL	Vijayawada Division
	STPT	Vijayawada Division

External links

• South Central Railway

Notes and References

1. Web site: Passengers served by station everyday (page no=11).
2. Web site: Station Code Index . Portal of Indian Railways . 29 April 2019 . 45 . PDF . 2015.
3. Web site: Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations . Portal of Indian Railways . 21 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf . 28 January 2016 . 7 . PDF . 28 January 2016 . dead . dmy-all.
4. Web site: Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway . South Eastern Railway . 2013-01-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 . 1 April 2013 . dmy .
5. Web site: IR History: Part III (1900–1947). IRFCA. 2013-01-19.
6. Web site: History of Electrification. IRFCA. 12 July 2013.
7. Web site: Stations – Category-wise (NEW) . Portal of Indian Railways . 23 April 2019.
8. Web site: Categorization of Railway Stations . Press Information Bureau . 20 May 2019 . 21 March 2018.
9. Web site: Station:Eluru.
10. Web site: SWACHH RAIL-SWACHH BHARAT. 19 May 2017.
11. News: Correspondent . Special . SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations . 5 May 2019 . The Hindu . 27 January 2017 .