Durgada Gate railway station

Durgada Gate
Passenger train station
General information
Location Durgada, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 17°12′45″N 82°20′57″E
Elevation 28 m (92 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South Coast Railway zone
Line(s) Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Platforms 2
Tracks 2 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type Standard (on-ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code DGDG
Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone
Division(s) Vijayawada
History
Electrified 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Durgada Gate railway station is located in India
Durgada Gate railway station
Durgada Gate railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Durgada Gate railway station is located in Andhra Pradesh
Durgada Gate railway station
Durgada Gate railway station
Durgada Gate railway station (Andhra Pradesh)

Durgada Gate railway station (station code:DGDG), is an Indian Railways station in Durgada, a village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section 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.

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic. The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.