Medapadu railway station
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General information | |||||
Location | Medapadu, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||
Coordinates | 17°00′17″N 82°05′44″E / 17.004631°N 82.095660°E | ||||
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft)[1] | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | South Central Railway zone | ||||
Line(s) | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 5 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functioning | ||||
Station code | MPU | ||||
Zone(s) | South Central Railway zone | ||||
Division(s) | OHLE | ||||
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Medapadu railway station (station code:GDPTVijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. 11 trains halt in this station every day. It is the 2140th-busiest station in the country.[3][unreliable source?]
History
Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the
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
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Medapadu 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]
References
- ^ "Medapadu/MPU".
- ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Anaparti – Samalkot Jn. section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "RPubs India".
- ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
External links
- Medapadu railway station at the India Rail Info
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Gudaparti towards Visakhapatnam
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South Central Railway zone | Vijayawada
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