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Tenali railway station

Tenali Junction
తెనాలి జంక్షన్
Tenali railway station main entrance.jpg
Tenali railway station main entrance
Location Prakasam Road, Tenali, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 16°14′33″N 80°38′24″E / 16.24252°N 80.63993°E / 16.24252; 80.63993Coordinates: 16°14′33″N 80°38′24″E / 16.24252°N 80.63993°E / 16.24252; 80.63993
Operated by Indian Railways
Line(s) Howrah–Chennai main line
New Delhi–Chennai main line
Guntur-Tenali section
Tenali-Repalle branch line
Platforms 5
Tracks 6 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type On Ground
Parking Available
Disabled access Handicapped/disabled access
Other information
Station code TEL
Zone(s) South Central Railway
Division(s) Vijayawada
History
Opened 1899; 118 years ago (1899)
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Delhi-Chennai line
Howrah-Chennai main line
Guntur–Tenali section Terminus
Terminus Tenali-Repalle branch line

Tenali railway station is an Indian railway station in Tenali of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on Vijayawada–Gudur section of Guntur railway division in South Central Railway zone. It is 152nd most busiest railway station in India.

The VijayawadaChennai Central link was established in 1899. The Howrah-Chennai main line, constructed by Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, was opened in January 1916.

The VijayawadaChirala section was electrified in 1979–80.

Tenali 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 station is spread over an of 38,417.50 m2 (413,522.5 sq ft), maintained by 31 employees. The modernization of the station was taken by providing new escalators, lifts etc.

On an average, the passenger traffic of the station stands at 28,688 per day. Everyday, a total of 72 express, 8 passenger and 4 EMU/DMU trains halt at the station. The station annually handles 4474.7 MT of cargo and the average income generated by freight transport is 7.049 million (US$100,000).

The below table lists the passenger earnings of the station of the previous years.

SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in Tenali station.


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