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Nellore railway station

Nellore
Indian Railways station
Entrance of Nellore City train station
General information
Location	Railway Station Road, Santhapet, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	14°27′43″N 79°59′14″E / 14.4618326°N 79.9872789°E / 14.4618326; 79.9872789
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Delhi–Chennai line Howrah–Chennai main line Vijayawada–Chennai section
Platforms	4
Tracks	55 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground)
Accessible
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	NLR
Zone(s)	SCoRTooltip South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	VijayawadaTooltip Vijayawada railway division
Classification	Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
History
Opened	1899 (1899)
Electrified	1980–81
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Padugupadu towards ? South Central Railway zone Vijayawada–Chennai sectionofHowrah–Chennai main line and Delhi–Chennai line Nellore South towards ?
Route map Legend km 0 Howrah 116 Kharagpur toAdra to Howrah–Nagpur– Mumbai line Kharagpur–Puri line West Bengal Odisha border 231 Balasore 294 Bhadrak 337 Jajpur Keonjhar Road Mahanadi 409 Cuttack 437 Bhubaneswar 456 Khurda Road toPuri Khurda Road– Visakhapatnam section 527 Balugaon 582 Chatrapur 603 Brahmapur Odisha Andhra Pradesh border 603 Ichchapuram 645 Sompeta 678 Palasa 703 Naupada 751 Srikakulam Road 789 Chipurupalle to Jharsuguda– Vizianagaram line 820 Vizianagaram 881 Visakhapatnam Junction Duvvada– Vijayawada section 914 Anakapalle 977 Tuni 994 Annvaram 1,031 Samalkot 1,081 Rajahmundry Godavari River 1,103 Nidadavolu 1,123 Tadepalligudem 1,170 Eluru to Kazipet– Vijayawada section 1,230 Vijayawada Junction to Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Krishna River Vijayawada– Gudur section toGuntur–Tenali section 1,230 Tenali to Tenali–Repalle branch line 1,304 Bapatla 1,319 Chirala 1,369 Ongole 1,485 Nellore 1,523 Gudur Gudur–Chennai section Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu border 1,661 Chennai Central km Sources: Google maps Howrah Chennai SF Mail 12839
Location Nellore Location in Andhra Pradesh Show map of Andhra Pradesh Nellore Location in India Show map of India Interactive map

Nellore railway station (station code:NLR^[1]) is a railway station of the city of Nellore in the Indian stateofAndhra Pradesh. It is situated on Vijayawada–Gudur section and is administered under Vijayawada railway divisionofSouth Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).^[2]

History[edit]

The Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899.^[3] The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81.^[4]

Classification[edit]

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Nellore 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 ₹20–₹100 crore and handles 5–10 million passengers.^[6] It has been selected for the Adarsh Station Scheme, a scheme for upgradation of stations by the Indian Railways.^[7][8]

Structure and amenities[edit]

Nellore railway station is having escalators on 4 platforms.^[9] SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in Nellore station.^[10] It is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[11] Daily 140 trains, including 132 express trains and 6 passenger trains and 2 EMU/DMU are passing through this station.^[12] Nellore railway station was ranked as the 28th cleanest railway station in the country.^[13] The Railways ministry has announced that the Nellore Railway station will be modified with world class amenities and its look will be beautified under the ambitious project of "Redevelopment of Railway stations" with Rs 100 crores.^[14]

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Nellore travel guide from Wikivoyage