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{{Infobox station
| name = Kadapa Junction
| type = [[Regional rail]], [[Light rail]] & [[Goods railway]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| address = [[Kadapa]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| image = File:Montage of HX RS.png
| image_caption = Montage of Kadapa Railway station. Clockwise, from top to bottom: main entrance; 77402 Hx-Ndl DEMU; Railway Health Unit; scenic view near railway station; 12164 Ms-Dr SF Express halting on platform 3; a WAG-9 hauling freight entering railway station
| line = [[Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section]] of [[Mumbai–Chennai line]] and [[Kadapa–Bangalore section]] (operational up to Pendlimarri)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-06-15/2-express-trains-to-be-flagged-off-today-/306579|title=2 express trains to be flagged off today|website=The Hans India|date=15 June 2017 |access-date=10 January 2019}}</ref>
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|14.4513|N|78.8288|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN-AP|display=inline}}
| structure = On-ground
| platform = 3
| tracks = 5
| electrified = Yes
| elevation = {{convert|146|m}}
| status = Functional
| parking = Available
| entrance(s) =
| opened = 1866
| Closed =
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
| code = HX
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[South Coast Railway zone]] [[Guntakal railway division]]
| passengers =
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
}}

'''Kadapa Junction railway station''' (station code: HX<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=31 May 2017|page=1}}</ref>) is the primary railway station serving the town of [[Kadapa]] in [[YSR district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. The station comes under the jurisdiction of [[Guntakal railway division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railways]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/839|title=Kadapa railway station|website=Indian Rail Info|access-date=10 January 2019}}</ref> The station has three platforms. The station is situated in Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section of the Mumbai–Chennai line.

== History ==
Kadapa has its own railway station in the city which was opened before independence (1866). The Mumbai–Chennai line, one of the busiest lines in the south coast region, passes through Kadapa railway station. It is one of the A category railway stations in South Coast Railway zone with three platforms and five tracks under Guntakal railway division.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TEruAaDaOZ8C&q=kadapa+gauzette&pg=PA230|title=District Gazetteer, Cuddapah|first=C. F.|last=Brackenbury|date=10 January 2019|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=9788120614826|access-date=10 January 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref>

== Performance and earnings ==
The table below shows the passenger earnings of the station.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/redevelopment_view_details_r.jsp?ID1=CUDDAPAH |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716212843/http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/redevelopment_view_details_r.jsp?ID1=CUDDAPAH |archive-date=16 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Passenger earnings
!Year
!Earnings<br />(in lakhs)
|-
|2011–12
|{{INRConvert|1102.19|l|year=2011-12}}
|-
|2012–13
|{{INRConvert|1156.26|l|year=2012-13}}
|-
|2013–14
|{{INRConvert|1464.06|l|year=2013-14}}
|-
|2014–15
|{{INRConvert|1580.03|l|year=2014-15}}
|}

== Originating trains ==
The following are the originating trains from the station.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/kadapa-cuddapah-hx/839|title=Cuddapah Station – 50 Train Departures SCoR/South Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry|first=Joydeep|last=roy|publisher=India Rail Info|access-date=10 January 2019}}</ref>
* 77402 Kadapa–Nandyal DEMU
* 77404 Kadapa–Nandyal DEMU
* 77405 Kadapa–Pendlimarri
* 56012 Kadapa–Arakkonam Passenger
* 17488 Kadapa–Visakhapatnam Tirumala Express

== New project ==
{{Main|Kadapa–Bangalore section}}
A new broad-gauge line connecting [[Kadapa]] with [[Bangalore]] is in progress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/kadapabangalore-railway-line-works-in-full-swing/article5507133.ece|title=Kadapa-Bangalore railway line works in full swing|date=27 December 2013|access-date=10 January 2019|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>{{when|date=February 2019}}

== Structure and amenities ==
This station is ranked amongst top 20 cleanest railway stations in India.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

*{{IndiaRailInfo|839}}

{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Guntakal railway division|Guntakal]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Kadapa district]]
[[Category:Kadapa]]

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Kadapa railway station - Revision history

Kamal Guha at 02:26, 23 October 2023