Gollaprolu railway station

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

Gollaprolu
Express train and Passenger train station
Gollaprolu railway station signboard
General information
LocationGollaprolu, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates17°09′05″N 82°17′26″E / 17.151333°N 82.290481°E / 17.151333; 82.290481
Elevation16 m (52 ft)[1]
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Coast Railway zone
Line(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Platforms3
Tracks3 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGLP
Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone
Division(s) Vijayawada
History
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Gollaprolu railway station is located in Andhra Pradesh
Gollaprolu railway station
Gollaprolu railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

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]

References edit

  1. ^ "Gollaprolu/GLP".
  2. ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn. – Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "RPubs India".
  4. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

External links edit

Preceding station   Indian Railways Following station
Mallavaram South Coast Railway zone Pithapuram
towards Vijayawada