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The Nalgonda railway station (station code: NLDA) is the major railway station in
Nalgonda district Nalgonda district is a district in the Telangana state of India. Nalgonda district has the highest number of mandals in the state with 31 mandals. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Rangareddy, Yadadri and Nagarkurnool districts ...
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Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...
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History

A 152 km long Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section foundation stone laid by then Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...
on 7 April 1974. The Nadikudi-Pagidipalli section was opened for traffic in three phases on 1987, November 1988, April 1989. During this time the Nalgonda railway station was opened. This line was completed by
Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...
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Station amenities

It is one of the stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM's).


New lines

A new railway line from Vishnupuram to Janpahad–Mellacheruvu–Motumarri was completed in 2019, it joined the Kazipet–Vijayawada main line. This route reduces the distance from Nalgonda to by 40 km when compared to the old route through
Guntur Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated to the west of the Ba ...
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References

Railway stations in India opened in 1989 Railway stations in Nalgonda district Railway stations in Guntur railway division {{Telangana-railstation-stub