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{{Infobox station
| name = Eluru
| type = [[Commuter rail|Commuter]], [[Inter-city rail|Inter-city]] and [[Regional rail]] station
| image = File:Eluru Railway Station Main Entrance.jpg
| caption = Eluru Railway Station Main Entrance
| address = ASR Stadium Road, [[Eluru]], [[West Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.7179|81.1198|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| line = {{plainlist|
* [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]
* [[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]]
}}
| distance =
| platforms =
| tracks = 2 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| train_operators =
| connections =
| structure = Standard (on ground)
| parking =
| bicycle =
| disabled = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = EE
| zone = {{abbrlink|SCoR|South Coast Railway zone}}
| division = {{abbrlink|Vijayawada|Vijayawada railway division}}
}}
| classification = Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
| opened = {{Start date|1893|df=y}}
| closed = 
| former =
| electrified =
| years =
| events =
| passengers = 28.5 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apit.ap.gov.in/district-profiles/District%20Profile%20-%20West%20Godavari%20District.pdf|title=Passengers served by station everyday (page no=11)}}</ref>
| pass_year =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Denduluru|next= Powerpet|line=Howrah–Chennai main line}}
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
| route_map = {{Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Eluru railway station''' (station code:EE<ref>{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2015-16/Station_Code(1).pdf|website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=29 April 2019 |page=45 |format=PDF |date=2015}}</ref>) is an [[Indian Railways]] station in [[Eluru]] city of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It lies on the [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] and is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone]] (formerly [[South Central Railway zone]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=21 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf |archive-date=28 January 2016 |page=7 |format=PDF |date=28 January 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== History ==
Between 1893 and 1896, {{convert|1288|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of the [[East Coast State Railway]], between [[Vijayawada Junction|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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 |archive-date= 1 April 2013 |df=dmy }}</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| access-date = 2013-01-19}}</ref>

=== Electrification ===
The Mustabad–Gannavaram–Nuzvid–Bhimadolu sector was electrified in 1995–96.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 12 July 2013}}</ref>

== Classification ==
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Eluru is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)'' 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–3 category station earns between {{₹|20}}–{{₹|100}} [[crore]] and handles {{Nowrap|5–10 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>

== Structure and amenities ==

The station is spread over an area of {{Convert|31782|m2|abbr=on}}, maintained by 17 employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/redevelopment_view_details_r.jsp?ID1=Eluru|title=Station:Eluru}}</ref>
The station has 03 [[Railway platform|platforms]] and all the tracks are [[broad gauge]] and [[Electrified railways|electrified]]. Almost all platforms are in same size. The station has East and West terminals equipped with reservation counters. It was 37th cleanest station in 'A'-Category, as of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/SRSB_StationCleanlinessReport2017.pdf|title=SWACHH RAIL-SWACHH BHARAT|access-date=19 May 2017}}</ref> It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Correspondent |first1=Special |title=SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/SCR-introduces-mobile-paper-ticketing-facility-in-38-stations/article17099376.ece |access-date=5 May 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=27 January 2017 }}</ref>

== Satellite stations ==
Eluru city consists of four other railway stations. These are:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;"
|-
! style="background:#ffd750;"| Station Name
!! style="background:#ffd750;"| Station Code
! style="background:#ffd750;" ! | Railway Division
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{stnlnk|Vatluru}}
| style="text-align:center;"| VAT
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Vijayawada railway division|Vijayawada Division]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{stnlnk|Powerpet}}
| style="text-align:center;"| PRH
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Vijayawada railway division|Vijayawada Division]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{stnlnk|Denduluru}}
| style="text-align:center;"| DEL
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Vijayawada railway division|Vijayawada Division]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{stnlnk|Sitampet}}
| style="text-align:center;"| STPT
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Vijayawada railway division|Vijayawada Division]]
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Eluru railway station}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130128160800/http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/ South Central Railway]

{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}
{{Eluru topics}}

[[Category:Railway stations in West Godavari district]]
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Eluru]]
[[Category:1893 establishments in India]]

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