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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Bhattiprolu<br />
| symbol_location = <br />
| symbol = <br />
| type = <br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| address = [[Bhattiprolu]], [[Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|16.1059|80.7880|display=inline,title}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| line = [[Tenali–Repalle branch line]]<br />
| distance = <br />
| platforms = 1 side platform<br />
| tracks = 1<br />
| train_operators = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| structure = Standard (on ground)<br />
| disabled = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = BQU<br />
| zone = {{abbrlink|South Central Railway|South Central Railway zone}}<br />
| division = {{abbrlink|Guntur|Guntur railway division}}<br />
}}<br />
| classification = E<br />
| website = <br />
| opened = <br />
| closed = <br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_rank = <br />
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Penumarru|next= Pallikona|line=Tenali–Repalle branch line}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Bhattiprolu railway station''' (station code:BQU<ref>{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Tenali Jn. – Repalle section |url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf |website=Indian Railways |access-date=30 April 2019 |page=61 |date=12 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414150809/http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf |archive-date=14 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>), is a ''D-category'' [[Indian Railways]] station in [[Guntur railway division]] of [[South Central Railway zone]].<ref name="station">{{cite web|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1446709035601-Genearal%20data-01-11-15.pdf|title=Evolution of Guntur Division|website=South Central Railway|page=11|access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref> It is situated on the [[Tenali–Repalle branch line]] and provides rail connectivity to [[Bhattiprolu]].<ref name="station" />{{rp|4}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
The Tenali–Repalle branch line, constructed by [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]], was opened in 1916.<ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8WNEcgMr11kC&q=Tenali+Repalle+opened&pg=PA724|title = Southern India: Its history, people, commerce and industrial resources|last= Somerset Playne, J.W.Bond and Arnol Wright |work= page 724|year = 2004| publisher= Asian Educational Services |isbn = 9788120613447| access-date = 18 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://scrailways.blogspot.in/2012/01/time-line-and-milestones-of-events-scr.html | title = Time Line and Milestones of Events | publisher = South Central Railway | access-date = 18 February 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194612/http://scrailways.blogspot.in/2012/01/time-line-and-milestones-of-events-scr.html | archive-date = 29 October 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref><br />
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== Structure and amenities ==<br />
The station has roof top [[solar panels]] installed by the Indian railways, along with various railway stations and service buildings in the country, as a part of sourcing 500 [[MegaWatt|MW]] [[solar energy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Solar Panels at Railway Stations |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1528465 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]] |access-date=18 May 2019 |location=[[Delhi]] |date=10 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Desk |first1=India com News |title=Solar Panels Installed at Railway Stations Across Country – Full List |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/indian-railways-sets-up-solar-panels-at-railway-stations-across-country-full-list-2993822/ |website=India.com |access-date=18 May 2019 |date=11 April 2018}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of railway stations in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Guntur district]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Guntur railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations on Tenali-Repalle line]]<br />
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