Ongole railway station explained

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]

History

The Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899.[3]

The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81.[4]

Classification

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]

Station amenities

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Code Index . Portal of Indian Railways . 29 April 2019 . 46 . PDF . 2015.
  2. 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 . 1 . PDF . 28 January 2016 . dead . dmy-all.
  3. Web site: IR History: Early days II. 1870–1899. IRFCA. 2013-02-13.
  4. Web site: History of Electrification. IRFCA. 2013-02-13 .
  5. Web site: Stations – Category-wise (NEW) . South Central Railway . 23 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Categorization of Railway Stations . Press Information Bureau . 20 May 2019 . 21 March 2018.
  7. News: Special Correspondent. SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations . 5 May 2019 . The Hindu . 27 January 2017 .
  8. News: Murali . S. . Ongole railway station gets escalator . 1 February 2021 . The Hindu . 20 March 2016 .
  9. News: New lifts inaugurated at Ongole, Gudur railway stations . 1 February 2021 . The Hans India . 31 August 2020 .