Tenali Junction railway station


Tenali Junction railway station is an Indian railway station in Tenali of Andhra Pradesh. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.

History

The – link was established in 1899. The Howrah-Chennai main line was constructed by Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway and was opened in January 1916.
The – section was electrified in 1979–80.

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Tenali is categorized as a Non-Subruban Grade-3 railway station. 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 – crore and handles passengers..The station serves about 10 lakh passengers, over 250 express and 170 freight trains everyday.
On 1 November 1899, the broad gauge line was constructed between Vijayawada and Chennai, making rail journey between Chennai, Mumbai,Visakhapatnam, Howrah, New Delhi and Hyderabad possible.The Tenali Junction is main station in the Tenali city and is one of the busiest railway stations in Andhra pradesh. The city also has 4 local stations of
Anglakuduru,chinnaravur,kolakaluru,Valiveru these are served as satellite stations of Tenali.

Structure and amenities

The modernization of the station was taken by providing new escalators, lifts etc. SCR installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines s in the station.