Telaprolu railway station
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LocationTelaprolu, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
India
India
Elevation20 m (66 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Telaprolu | |||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Telaprolu, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°35′55″N 80°53′25″E / 16.5986°N 80.8904°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | South Central Railway | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2, side platforms are gravel | ||||||||
| Tracks | 2 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||
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| Station code | TOU | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Electrified | 1995–96 | ||||||||
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Telaprolu railway station (station code:TOU[1]), is an Indian Railways station in Telaprolu village of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Nidadavolu section of Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[2] It halts for 10 trains every day.
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 East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[4]
Electrification
The Mustabad–Gannavaram–Nuzvid–Bhimadolu sector was electrified in 1995–96.[5]
