Appikatla railway station

Appikatla railway station (station code:APL[1]), is an Indian Railways station in Appikatla of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated on Vijayawada–Gudur section of Vijayawada railway division in South Coast Railway zone.[2]

Appikatla
Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station
Location	Appikatla, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16°14′33″N 80°38′24″E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line New Delhi–Chennai main line Vijayawada–Gudur section
Platforms	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground)
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	APL
Zone(s)	SCoR
Division(s)	Vijayawada
Classification	Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6)
History
Opened	1899
Electrified	1980–81
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Machavaram Delhi–Chennai line Bapatla Machavaram Howrah–Chennai main line Bapatla
Route map km 0 Howrah 116 Kharagpur to Adra to Howrah–Nagpur– Mumbai line Kharagpur–Puri line West Bengal Odisha border 231 Balasore 294 Bhadrak 337 Jajpur Keonjhar Road Mahanadi 409 Cuttack 437 Bhubaneswar 456 Khurda Road to Puri Khurda Road– Visakhapatnam section 527 Balugaon 582 Chatrapur 603 Brahmapur Odisha Andhra Pradesh border 603 Ichchapuram 645 Sompeta 678 Palasa 703 Naupada 751 Srikakulam Road 789 Chipurupalle to Jharsuguda– Vizianagaram line 820 Vizianagaram 881 Visakhapatnam Junction Duvvada– Vijayawada section 914 Anakapalle 977 Tuni 994 Annvaram 1,031 Samalkot 1,081 Rajahmundry Godavari River 1,103 Nidadavolu 1,123 Tadepalligudem 1,170 Eluru to Kazipet– Vijayawada section 1,230 Vijayawada Junction to Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Krishna River Vijayawada– Gudur section to Guntur–Tenali section 1,230 Tenali to Tenali–Repalle branch line 1,304 Bapatla 1,319 Chirala 1,369 Ongole 1,485 Nellore 1,523 Gudur Gudur–Chennai section Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu border 1,661 Chennai Central km Sources: Google maps Howrah Chennai SF Mail 12839
Location
Appikatla Location in Andhra Pradesh Appikatla location in India

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Appikatla is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[2] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–6 category station earns nearly ₹1 crore and handles close to 1 million passengers.[3]

References

1. "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Chirala – Tenali Jn. section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
3. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

External links

• Appikatla travel guide from Wikivoyage