Chagallu railway station
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LocationChagallu, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
India
India
Elevation17 m (56 ft)[1]
Owned byIndian Railways
Chagallu | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Chagallu, East 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 Coast 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 Coast Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE | ||||
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Chagallu railway station (station code:CU[2]), is an Indian Railways station near Chagallu, a village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. Eighteen trains halt in this station every day. It is the 2607th-busiest station in the country.[3][unreliable source?]
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 West Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[5]
