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{{Infobox station
| name = Gannavaram railway station
| symbol_location =
| style = Indian Railways
| type =
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| address = [[Gannavaram]], [[Vijayawada]],
[[Krishna district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| borough =
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.110|80.4943|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Andhra Pradesh
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
| owned =
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| line = [[Duvvada–Vijayawada section]]
| distance =
| platforms = 3
| tracks =
| train_operators =
| connections =
| structure = Standard (On ground)
| parking =
| bicycle =
| disabled = {{Access icon|20px}}{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = GWM
| zone = [[South Coast Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Vijayawada}}
}}
| website =
| opened =
| closed =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_rank =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Mustabada|next= Pedda Avutapale|line=[[Duvvada–Vijayawada section]]}}
}}

'''Gannavaram railway station''' (station code:GWM<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf|title=Stations on the Tenali – Krishna Canal section|date=12 September 2009|website=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry|publisher=Ministry of Indian Railways|page=1|format=PDF|access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref>) is an [[Indian Railways]] station in [[Gannavaram]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It lies on the [[Duvvada–Vijayawada section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] and is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf|title=Stations on the Gudivada–Machilipatnam section|date=12 September 2009|website=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry|publisher=Ministry of Indian Railways|page=1|format=PDF|access-date=23 June 2017}}</ref> It serves one of the satellite stations of Vijayawada railway station.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Papasani|first1=Phanindra|title=Four satellite stations and additional 500 trains for Krishna Pushkarams|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/Four-satellite-stations-and-additional-500-trains-for-Krishna-Pushkarams/articleshow/51603012.cms|access-date=28 April 2016|work=Times of India|date=29 March 2016|location=Vijayawada}}</ref> It is one of the 27 rural stations in the state to have [[Wi-Fi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/51-railway-stations-across-andhra-get-free-wi-fi-facility/articleshow/67878720.cms|title=51 railway stations across Andhra get free Wi-Fi facility|last=G|first=Sarthak|date=7 February 2019|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref>

== Classification ==
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gannavaram 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>

== References ==
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Krishna district]]
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]

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