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Tenali Junction railway station

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Operated by
  
Indian Railways

Parking
  
Available

Phone
  
086442 20086

Structure type
  
On Ground

Opened
  
1899

Platforms in use
  
5

Tenali Junction railway station

Location
  
Prakasam Road, Tenali, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh India

Line(s)
  
Howrah–Chennai main line New Delhi–Chennai main line Guntur-Tenali section Tenali-Repalle branch line

Tracks
  
6 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Address
  
Station road, Platform-2 & 3, Chenchupet, Tenali, Andhra Pradesh 522201

Similar
  
Chirala railway station, Ongole railway station, Gudur Junction railway st, Bapatla railway station, Vijayawada Junction railway st

Tenali railway station is an Indian railway station in Tenali of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on Vijayawada–Gudur section of Guntur railway division in South Central Railway zone. It is 152nd most busiest railway station in India.

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History

The Vijayawada–Chennai Central link was established in 1899. The Howrah-Chennai main line, constructed by Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, was opened in January 1916.

The Vijayawada–Chirala section was electrified in 1979–80.

Classification

Tenali railway station is an ‘A’–category station. It is recognized as a Model station and Touch & Feel (modern stations) in the Vijayawada railway division.

Structure and amenities

The station is spread over an of 38,417.50 m2 (413,522.5 sq ft), maintained by 31 employees. The modernization of the station was taken by providing new escalators, lifts etc.

Performance and earnings

On an average, the passenger traffic of the station stands at 28,688 per day. Everyday, a total of 72 express, 8 passenger and 4 EMU/DMU trains halt at the station. The station annually handles 4474.7 MT of cargo and the average income generated by freight transport is 7.049 million (US$100,000).

The below table lists the passenger earnings of the station of the previous years.

Development

SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in Tenali station.

References

Tenali Junction railway station Wikipedia