Medapadu railway station

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Coordinates17°00′17″N 82°05′44″E / 17.004631°N 82.095660°E / 17.004631; 82.095660
Elevation21 m (69 ft)[1]
SystemPassenger train station
Medapadu
General information
LocationMedapadu, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates17°00′17″N 82°05′44″E / 17.004631°N 82.095660°E / 17.004631; 82.095660
Elevation21 m (69 ft)[1]
SystemPassenger train station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Central Railway zone
LineVisakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Platforms2
Tracks5 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMPU
Zone(s) South Central Railway zone
Division(s) Vijayawada
History
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Medapadu railway station is located in India
Medapadu railway station
Medapadu railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Medapadu railway station is located in Andhra Pradesh
Medapadu railway station
Medapadu railway station
Medapadu railway station (Andhra Pradesh)

Medapadu railway station (station code:GDPT[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Medapadu, a village in Samarlakota Mandal in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh. It is located 15 km towards west from district headquarters Kakinada, 12 km from Samarlakota and 232 km from State Capital Amaravathi. G. Medapadu pincode is 533434. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. 11 trains halt in this station every day. It is the 2140th-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]

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