Powerpet railway station
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Power Pet
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| Express train and Passenger train Station | |
Aeril view of Powerpet railway station
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| Location | Eluru, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 16°42′47″N 81°06′24″E / 16.713134°N 81.106591°ECoordinates: 16°42′47″N 81°06′24″E / 16.713134°N 81.106591°E |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | South Central Railway |
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line |
| Platforms | 2, 2 side platform |
| Tracks | 2 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Station code | PRH |
| Division(s) | Vijayawada |
| History | |
| Opened | 1893–96 |
| Electrified | 1995–96 |
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Powerpet railway station (station code:PRH) is an Indian railway station in Eluru city of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line of Howrah-Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. It halts 14 Trains everyday. It is 1980th 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.
Powerpet is one of the thirteen D–category stations in the Vijayawada division. SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in Powerpet station.
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