Gollaprolu railway station
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LocationGollaprolu, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh
India
India
Elevation16 m (52 ft)[1]
SystemExpress train and Passenger train station
Gollaprolu | |||||
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 Gollaprolu railway station signboard | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Gollaprolu, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 17°09′05″N 82°17′26″E / 17.151333°N 82.290481°E | ||||
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft)[1] | ||||
| System | Express train and Passenger train station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | South Coast Railway zone | ||||
| Line | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 3 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | GLP | ||||
| Zone(s) | South Coast Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE | ||||
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Gollaprolu railway station (station code: GLP)[2] is an Indian Railways station in Gollaprolu, a town in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. 20 trains halt in this station every day. It is the 1308th-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 East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[5]
