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Gunadala railway station | |
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| Indian Railways station | |
 Gunadala railway station signboard | |
| General information | |
| Location | Gunadala, Vijayawada,Andhra Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 16°32′17″N 80°40′23″E / 16.538°N 80.673°E |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | Howrah–Chennai main line Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam line |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Other information | |
| Status | Active |
| Station code | GALA |
| Zone(s) | South Coast Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Vijayawada |
| Fare zone | South Coast Railway |
| History | |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Location | |
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Gunadala railway station (station code:GALA[1]) is an Indian Railways station in the Gunadala neighbourhood of Vijayawada, and a satellite station of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.[2][3] It is situated on Vijayawada - Rajahmundry section of Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered by Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. It is an important station alongside Ramavarappadu, for devotees during the annual Mary Matha festival, celebrated at Gunadala Matha Shrine in the city.[4] It is one of the 27 rural stations in the state to have Wi-Fi.[5]
Classification[edit]
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gunadala is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[6] 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.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Stations on the Tenali – Krishna Canal section" (PDF). Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Ministry of Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 1. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Train services to be partially affected for nine days". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "A way out to decongest Vijayawada railway station". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Three-day Mary Matha festival takes off to a colourful start at Gunadala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 April 2019.[dead link]
- ^ G, Sarthak (7 February 2019). "51 railway stations across Andhra get free Wi-Fi facility". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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