Ongole railway station

Railway station in Ongole, India

Ongole

Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station

General information

Location

Railway Station Road, Venkaiah Swamy Nagar, Ongole, Prakasham district, Andhra Pradesh
India

Coordinates

15°29′52′′N 80°03′24′′E / 15.4977°N 80.0568°E / 15.4977; 80.0568

Elevation

12 metres (39 ft)

Owned by

Indian Railways

Operated by

South Coast Railways

Line(s)

Platforms

5

Tracks

8 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge

Construction

Structure type

Standard (on ground)

Accessible

Disabled access Available

Other information

Status

Active

Station code

OGL

Zone(s)

South Coast Railway zone

Division(s)

Vijayawada

Classification

Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)

History

Opened

1899 (1899)

Electrified

1980–81

Services

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Karavadi towards ?	South Coast Railway zone Vijayawada–Chennai section of Howrah–Chennai main line	Surareddipalem towards ?

Route map
Legend 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
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Ongole railway station (station code: OGL^[1]) located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Ongole in Prakasam district. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).^[2]

History

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The Vijayawada–Chennai link was established in 1899.^[3]

The Chirala–Elavur section was electrified in 1980–81.^[4]

Classification

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In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Ongole is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station.^[5] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between ₹20–₹100 crore and handles 5–10 million passengers.^[6]

Station amenities

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It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).^[7] The Railway station recently got escalator for the convenience of passengers in the first platform.^[8] For the convenience of passengers two lifts were installed and recently made operational.^[9]

References

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^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
^ "Statement showing Category-wise No. of stations" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 28 January 2016. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ "IR History: Early days II". 1870–1899. IRFCA. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ Special Correspondent (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ Murali, S. (20 March 2016). "Ongole railway station gets escalator". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "New lifts inaugurated at Ongole, Gudur railway stations". The Hans India. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

External links

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Trains at Ongole

v t e South Central Railway
Administration	Ministry of Railways Rail Nilayam
History	Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Divisions	Hyderabad Nanded Secunderabad
Sections / Branch lines	Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section Secunderabad–Dhone section Nallapadu–Nandyal section
Railway stations	Karnataka Maharashtra Telangana
Subsidiaries	Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Rail Land Development Authority Central Organisation for Railway Electrification
Institutes	Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications
Transits	Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System
See also	Rail transport in India

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