Vatlur railway station

Vatlur railway station (station code:VAT^[1]) serves the village of Vatluru in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is on the Howrah–Chennai main line around 8 km from Eluru railway station. It is under Vijayawada division of South Central Railway.^[2]

Vatlur
Indian Railways station
Vatlur railway station building
General information
Location	Vijayawada Road, Vatluru, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16°24′50″N 81°14′31″E
Elevation	16 metres (52 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Central Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	VAT
Zone(s)	South Central Railway
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
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Passenger amenities

It has two platforms, serving up and down trains. It has a general ticket booking counter. First platform has cement seatings for passengers. It also has a general waiting hall on first platform. Local passenger trains stop at this station.

Electrification

The Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section was completely electrified by 1997. The Howrah–Chennai route was completely electrified by 2005.^[3] A SSP is built beside Vatlur railway station.

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Vatlur is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.^[4] 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 1 million passengers.^[5]