Medapadu railway station (station code:GDPT[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Medapadu, a village in Samarlakota Mandal in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It is located 15 km towards west from district headquarters Kakinada, 12 km from Samarlakota and 232 km from State Capital Amaravathi. G. Medapadu pincode is 533434. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. 11 trains halt in this station every day. It is the 2140th-busiest station in the country.[3]^{[unreliable source?]}

Medapadu
Passenger train station
General information
Location	Medapadu, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	17°00′17″N 82°05′44″E
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)[1]
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Platforms	2
Tracks	5 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MPU
Zone(s)	South Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
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History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[4] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[5]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Medapadu is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[6] 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.[7]

References

External links

• Medapadu railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Gudaparti towards ?		South Central Railway zone Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line		Peddabrahmadevam towards ?

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