Durgada Gate railway station
Durgada Gate | |||||
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| Passenger train station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Durgada, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 17°12′45″N 82°20′57″E / 17.212610°N 82.349293°E | ||||
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft)[1] | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | South Coast Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | DGDG | ||||
| Zone(s) | South Coast Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE | ||||
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Durgada Gate railway station (station code:DGDG[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Durgada, a village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section[dubious – discuss] and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. Eight trains halt in this station every day. It is the 3293th-busiest station in the country.[3][unreliable source?]
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]
References
- ^ "Durgada Gate/DGDG".
- ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn. – Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "RPubs India".
- ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
External links
- Durgada Gate railway station at the India Rail Info
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