Nellore South | |
Type: | Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | VRC centre, Nellore, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 14.4447°N 79.9837°W |
Map Type: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
Elevation: | 220NaN0 |
Line: | Vijayawada–Chennai section of Howrah–Chennai main line and Delhi–Chennai line |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | broad gauge |
Parking: | Available |
Opened: | 1899 |
Electrified: | 1980–81 |
Status: | Functioning |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map |
Map State: | collapsed |
Nellore South railway station (station code:NLS[1]), located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Nellore in Nellore district.
The Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899.[2]
The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81.[3]
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Nellore South is categorized as a Halt Grade-1 (HG-1) railway station.[4] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an HG–1 category station earns nearly lakh and handles close to passengers.[5]