Ongole | |
Type: | Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station |
Address: | Railway Station Road, Venkaiah Swamy Nagar, Ongole, Prakasham district, Andhra Pradesh |
Elevation: | 12m (39feet) |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | South Coast Railways |
Line: | |
Platforms: | 5 |
Tracks: | 8 broad gauge |
Structure: | Standard (on ground) |
Accessible: | Available |
Classification: | Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) |
Status: | Active |
Electrified: | 1980–81 |
Map Type: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map |
Map State: | collapsed |
Ongole railway station (station code: OGL[1]) located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Ongole in Prakasam district. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).[2]
The Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899.[3]
The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81.[4]
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Ongole is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station.[5] 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.[6]
It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[7] The Railway station recently got escalator for the convenience of passengers in the first platform.[8] For the convenience of passengers two lifts were installed and recently made operational.[9]