Nagarjuna Nagar Halt railway station is an Indian Railways station near Acharya Nagarjuna University in Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Guntur–Krishna Canal section and is administered under Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone.[1]
Nagarjuna Nagar Halt | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Namburu Road, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°22′58″N 80°31′01″E / 16.382837°N 80.516853°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Government of India | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Guntur–Krishna Canal section | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (On ground) | ||||||||||
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| Station code | NGJN | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Guntur | ||||||||||
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History
editBetween 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[2] The southern part of the West Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[3]
Jurisdiction
editIt lies on the Howrah–Chennai main line, Delhi–Chennai line and is administered under Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone. The station is also a part of Guntur–Krishna Canal section.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Overview of Nagarjuna Nagar Halt Station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Operations scenario". South Central Railway. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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