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Gollaprolu railway station

Gollaprolu
Express train and Passenger train station
Gollaprolu railway station signboard
General information
Location	Gollaprolu, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	17°09′05″N 82°17′26″E / 17.151333°N 82.290481°E / 17.151333; 82.290481
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)[1]
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Coast Railway zone
Line(s)	Visakhapatnam–VijayawadaofHowrah–Chennai main line and
Platforms	3
Tracks	31,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	GLP
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location Gollaprolu railway station Location in Andhra Pradesh

Gollaprolu railway station (station code:GLP^[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Gollaprolu, a town in East Godavari districtofAndhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway divisionofSouth Coast Railway zone. 20 trains halt in this station every day. It is the 1308th-busiest station in the country.^{[3][unreliable source?]}

History[edit]

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.^[4] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.^[5]

Classification[edit]

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gollaprolu is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.^[6] 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 ₹1 crore and handles close to 1 million passengers.^[7]

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External links[edit]

• Gollaprolu railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Mallavaram towards Visakhapatnam		South Coast Railway zone Visakhapatnam–VijayawadaofHowrah–Chennai main line		Pithapuram towards Vijayawada

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