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{{Infobox station
| name = Gullipadu
| type = [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Gullipadu railway station board.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Gullipadu]], [[Visakhapatnam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|17.409670|N|82.634001|E|type:railwaystation_GLUion:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Andhra Pradesh
| elevation = {{convert|30|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/gullipadu-glu/3348|title=Gullipadu/GLU}}</ref>
| line = [[Duvvada–Vijayawada section|Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] and
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 2
| loop tracks =
| tracks = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| parking = Available
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = [[25 kV AC]] [[50 Hz]] [[OHLE]]
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = GLU
| zone = [[South Coast Railway zone]]{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}{{original research inline|date=March 2019}}
| division = {{rwd|Vijayawada}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Coast Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
}}
'''Gullipadu railway station''' (station code:GLU<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 |access-date=30 April 2019 |page=3 |format=PDF |date=12 September 2009}}</ref>), is an [[Indian Railways]] station in [[Gullipadu]], a village in [[Visakhapatnam district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It lies on the [[Vijayawada–Chennai section]] and is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone]].

== 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|access-date=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| access-date = 2013-01-19}}</ref>

== Classification ==
Gullipadu railway station is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6)'' station in the [[Vijayawada railway division]].<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=South Central Railway |access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|3348}}
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{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Narsipatnam Road|next= Tuni|line= South Coast Railway zone|branch=[[Duvvada–Vijayawada section|Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] }}
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

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

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