Chagallu railway station
Chagallu | |
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| Passenger train station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Chagallu, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 16°58′16″N 81°41′28″E / 16.9710991°N 81.6909939°E |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft)[1] |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | South Central Railway zone |
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam – Vijayawada of Howrah-Chennai main line and |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 4 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | CU |
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Vijayawada |
| History | |
| Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE |
Chagallu is an Indian railway station near Chagallu, a village in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada-Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. 18 trains halt in this station every day. It is the 2607th-busiest station in the country.[2]
History
Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[3] The southern part of the West Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[4]
References
- ^ "Chagallu/CU".
- ^ "RPubs India".
- ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ^ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
External links
- Chagallu railway station at the India Rail Info
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