Palakollu railway station

Palakollu
Palakollu
Indian Railways station
	Palakollu railway station
General information
Location	Palakollu; West Godavari district; Andhra Pradesh; India
Coordinates	16°32′39″N 81°32′15″E / 16.5442°N 81.5375°E
Elevation	1.5 metres (4.9 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Coast Railway zone
Line(s)	; Vijayawada–Narsapur; Bhimavaram–Narasapuram branch line
Platforms	3
Tracks	Three
Connections	Bus stand, Taxicab stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	PKO
Fare zone	South Coast Railway zone
Website	http://www.indianrailways.gov.in
History
Opened	September 17, 1928; 95 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Location
	Palakollu Location in Andhra Pradesh Palakollu Location in India
	Interactive map

Palakollu railway station (station code:PKO^[1]), is located in Palakollu of West Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It belongs to South Coast Railway zone under Vijayawada railway division.^[2]

History[edit]

GDV-NSP Broad gauge railway opened by Jagjivan Ram Railway Minister on 8 October 1961.

Bhimavaram–Narasapuram branch line

Legend

					to Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section
					to Gudivada–Bhimavaram section
					Bhimavaram Junction
					Pennada Agraharam
					Srungavruksham
					Viravasaram
					Lankalakoderu
					Chintaparru
					Palakollu
					Gorintada
					Narasapuram

Source: ^[3]

Classification[edit]

Palakollu Railway station In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Palakollu Railway station is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) railway station.^[4] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–5 category station earns between ₹1–₹10 crore and handles 1–2 million passengers.^[5]

Station amenities[edit]

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Pennada Agraharam – Narasapur section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
^ "Bhimavaram–Narasapuram Passenger". India Rail Info.
^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

External links[edit]

Media related to Palakollu railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Palakollu City
Railway website

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Gorintada towards ?		South Coast Railway zone Nidadavolu–Narsapur–Vijayawada branch line		Palakollu chintaparru towards ?

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[1] "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Pennada Agraharam – Narasapur section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[2] "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[3] "Bhimavaram–Narasapuram Passenger". India Rail Info.

[station_categories-4] "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[5] "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

[6] Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

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v t e South Coast Railway
Administration	Ministry of Railways
History	Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Divisions	Guntakal Guntur Waltair Vijayawada
Sections / Branch lines	Duvvada–Vijayawada section Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Gudur–Renigunta section Guntakal–Nandyal section Guntur–Krishna Canal section Nallapadu–Nandyal section Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line Secunderabad–Dhone section Tenali–Repalle branch line Vijayawada–Gudur section Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Nandyal–Yerraguntla section
Railway stations	Andhra Pradesh Odisha
Subsidiaries	Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications
See also	Rail transport in India