Medapadu railway station

Medapadu railway station (station code:GDPT[2]), is an Indian railway station in Medapadu, a village in Samarlakota Mandal in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It is located 15 km towards west from district headquarters Kakinada, 12 km from Samarlakota and 232 km from State Capital Amaravathi. G. Medapadu pincode is 533434. It lies on the Vijayawada-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]

Medapadu
Passenger train station
LocationMedapadu, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates17°00′17″N 82°05′44″E
Elevation21 m (69 ft)[1]
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Central Railway zone
Line(s)Visakhapatnam – Vijayawada of Howrah-Chennai main line and
Platforms2
Tracks5 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMPU
Zone(s) South Central Railway zone
Division(s) Vijayawada
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Medapadu railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Medapadu railway station
Medapadu railway station (Andhra Pradesh)

History

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

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Medapadu is categorized as a Non-Subruban 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
  1. "Medapadu/MPU".
  2. "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.
  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.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
South Central Railway zone
Visakhapatnam – Vijayawada of Howrah-Chennai main line
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