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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway station in Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Chagallu<br />
| type = [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Chagallu railway station board.jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = [[Chagallu, East Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|16.9710991|N|81.6909939|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|17|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/chagallu-cu/3343|title=Chagallu/CU|access-date=27 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621165233/http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/chagallu-cu/3343|archive-date=21 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
| line = [[Duvvada–Vijayawada section|Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] and<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| loop tracks = <br />
| tracks = 4 {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| opened = <br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = [[25 kV AC]] [[Utility frequency|50 Hz]] [[OHLE]]<br />
| accessible = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = CU<br />
| zone = [[South Coast Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Vijayawada}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[South Coast Railway zone]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh<br />
| map_dot_label = Chagallu railway station<br />
| map_size = 260<br />
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh<br />
}}<br />
'''Chagallu railway station''' (station code:CU<ref>{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nidadavolu Jn. – Kovvuru section |url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf |website=Indian Railways |access-date=29 April 2019 |page=2 |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 an [[Indian Railways]] station near [[Chagallu, West Godavari district|Chagallu]], a village in [[East Godavari district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It lies on the [[Vijayawada–Chennai section]] and is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone]]. Eighteen trains halt in this station every day. It is the 2607th-busiest station in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rpubs.com/probability/busystations|title=RPubs India|access-date=27 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612232949/http://rpubs.com/probability/busystations|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}}<br />
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==History==<br />
Between 1893 and 1896, {{convert|1288|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of the [[East Coast State Railway]], between [[Vijayawada]] and {{stnlnk|Cuttack}} was opened for traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1|title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway|publisher=South Eastern Railway|access-date=2013-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1|archive-date=2013-04-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> The southern part of the West Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part III (1900–1947)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-01-19}}</ref><br />
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== Classification ==<br />
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Chagallu is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6)'' railway station.<ref name="station_categories">{{cite web |title=Stations – Category-wise (NEW) |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,358,748,2213 |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> 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 {{Nowrap|1 million}} passengers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Categorization of Railway Stations |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174916 |website=Press Information Bureau |access-date=20 May 2019 |date=21 March 2018}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IndiaRailInfo|3343}}<br />
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|system=Indian Railways|line=South Coast Railway zone|left=Pasivedala|right=Brahmanagudem|type=[[Duvvada–Vijayawada section|Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]}}<br />
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in West Godavari district]]<br />
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]<br />
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