Unguturu railway station explained

Unguturu
Style:Indian Railways
Type:Indian Railways station
Address:Unguturu, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
Country:India
Elevation:180NaN0
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:South Central Railway
Line:Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line
Platform:2 side platforms are gravel
Tracks:2 broad gauge
Parking:Not available
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Status:Active
Opened:1893–96
Electrified:1995–96
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map
Map Type:India Andhra Pradesh#India

Unguturu railway station (station code:VGT[1]), is an Indian Railways station in Unguturu town of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–visakhapatnam main line of Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[2] Nine trains halt at the station each day.

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 12880NaN0 of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and, was opened for traffic.[3] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nuzvid – Navabpalem section . Indian Railways . 30 April 2019 . 44 . PDF . 12 September 2009.
  2. Web site: VGT/Unguturu Railway Station – Train Departure Timings. India Rail Info.
  3. Web site: Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway. South Eastern Railway. 25 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1. 1 April 2013.
  4. Web site: IR History: Part III (1900–1947). IRFCA. 19 January 2013.