Denduluru railway station

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	Denduluru Location in Andhra Pradesh Denduluru Location in India
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Denduluru
Denduluru
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Denduluru, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh; India
Coordinates	16°46′54″N 81°10′50″E / 16.781719°N 81.180688°E
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Coast Railway
Line(s)	Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line
Platforms	2, 1 side platform is cement and another gravel
Tracks	2 broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Not available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	DEL
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Opened	1893–96
Electrified	1995–96
Location
Location
	Denduluru Location in Andhra Pradesh Denduluru Location in India
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Denduluru railway station (station code:DEL) is an Indian Railways station nearby 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 Coast Railway zone.^[1] It halts for 9 trains every day.

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack, was opened for traffic.^[2] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.^[3]

Electrification

The Mustabad–Gannavaram–Nuzvid–Bhimadolu sector was electrified in 1995–96.^[4]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Denduluru is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.^[5] 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.^[6]