Eluru railway station
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Eluru
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Eluru Railway Station Main Entrance
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| Location | ASR Stadium Road, Eluru, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India |
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| Coordinates | 16°43′04″N 81°07′11″E / 16.7179°N 81.1198°ECoordinates: 16°43′04″N 81°07′11″E / 16.7179°N 81.1198°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Howrah–Chennai main line Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section |
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| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | On Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Disabled access |  |
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| Station code | EE | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1893 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 28.5 millions | ||||||||||
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Eluru railway station (station code:EE) is an Indian railway station in Eluru city of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Howrah-Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. It is ranked as 85th most busiest railway station in India.
Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack, was opened for traffic. The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.
The Mustabad-Gannavaram-Nuzvid-Bhimadolu sector was electrified in 1995–96.
The station is spread over an area of 31,782 m2 (342,100 sq ft), maintained by 17 employees. The station has 03 platforms and all the tracks are broad gauge and electrified. Almost all platforms are in same size. The station has East and West terminals equipped with reservation counters. It was 215th cleanest station in 'A'-Category, as of 2017.
Eluru railway station is an ‘A’–category station. It is recognized as a Model station and Touch & Feel (Modern Stations) in the Vijayawada railway division.
The below table lists the passenger earnings of the station of the previous years.
SCR to provile baby food at this station soon. SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in Eluru station.
Eluru city consists of four other railway stations. These are:
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