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{{Short description|Railway station in Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Durgada Gate
| type = [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Durgada, East Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|17.212610|N|82.349293|E|type:railwaystation_DGDGion:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
| elevation = {{convert|28|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/durgada-gate-dgdg/3345|title=Durgada Gate/DGDG}}</ref>
| line = [[Duvvada–Vijayawada section|Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] and
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 2
| loop tracks =
| tracks = 2 {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| parking = Available
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = [[25 kV AC]] [[Utility frequency|50 Hz]] [[OHLE]]
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = DGDG
| zone = [[South Coast Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Vijayawada}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Coast Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
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| map_type = India#India Andhra Pradesh
| map_dot_label = Durgada Gate railway station
| map_size = 260
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh
}}
'''Durgada Gate railway station''' (station code:DGDG<ref>{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn. – Duvvada section |url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf |website=Indian Railways |accessdate=30 April 2019 |page=3 |date=12 September 2009 |archive-date=14 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414150809/http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>), is an [[Indian Railways]] station in [[Durgada, East Godavari district|Durgada]], a village in [[East Godavari district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It lies on the [[Vijayawada–Chennai section]]{{dubious|date=February 2019}} and is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone]]. Eight trains halt in this station every day. It is the 3293th-busiest station in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rpubs.com/probability/busystations|title=RPubs India}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}}

== History ==
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|accessdate=2013-01-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1|archivedate=2013-04-01}}</ref> The southern part of the East 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| accessdate = 2013-01-19}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|3345}}
{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y
|system=Indian Railways|line=South Coast Railway zone|left=Ravikampadu|right=Mallavaram|type=[[Duvvada–Vijayawada section|Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]}}

{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

{{East Godavari district}}

[[Category:Railway stations in East Godavari district]]
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]

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