Nellore South railway station explained

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.

History

The Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899.[2]

The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81.[3]

Classification

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Distances in kilometers between stations on the Venkatachalam – Surareddipalem section . Indian Railways . 30 April 2019 . 34 . PDF . 12 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170414150809/http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf . 14 April 2017 . dead .
  2. Web site: IR History:Early days II. 1870–1899. IRFCA. 13 February 2013.
  3. Web site: History of Electrification. IRFCA. 13 February 2013 .
  4. Web site: Stations – Category-wise (NEW) . Portal of Indian Railways . 23 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Categorization of Railway Stations . Press Information Bureau . 20 May 2019 . 21 March 2018.