Vatlur railway station explained

Vatlur
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Vijayawada Road, Vatluru, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh
Country:India
Elevation:16m (52feet)
Line:Howrah–Chennai main line
Platform:2
Tracks:4
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:South Central Railway
Status:Functioning
Former:Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map
Map Type:India Andhra Pradesh#India

Vatlur railway station (station code:VAT[1]) serves the village of Vatluru in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is on the Howrah–Chennai main line around 8 km from Eluru railway station. It is under Vijayawada division of South Central Railway.[2]

Passenger amenities

It has two platforms, serving up and down trains. It has a general ticket booking counter. First platform has cement seatings for passengers. It also has a general waiting hall on first platform. Local passenger trains stop at this station.

Electrification

The Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section was completely electrified by 1997. The Howrah–Chennai route was completely electrified by 2005.[3] A SSP is built beside Vatlur railway station.

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Vatlur is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[4] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–6 category station earns nearly crore and handles close to passengers.[5]

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 . 14 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170414150809/http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Stations on the Nuzvid–Navabpalem section. 12 September 2009. Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Ministry of Indian Railways. 6. PDF. 23 June 2017. 14 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170414150809/http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: IR History Part VII (2000-present) . IRFCA. 2013-01-23 .
  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.