Vatlur railway station (station code:VAT) serves the village of Vatluru in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is on the

Howrah–Chennai main line The Howrah–Chennai main line is a railway line connecting Chennai and Kolkata cutting across Eastern Coastal Plains of India. It covers a distance of across, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Sections The long trunk line ...

around 8 km from

Eluru railway station Eluru railway station (station code:EE) is an Indian Railways station in Eluru city of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Ce ...

. It is under Vijayawada division of South Central Railway.

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. 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. 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 crore and handles close to passengers.

References

Railway stations in West Godavari district Vijayawada railway division Railway stations in Eluru {{AndhraPradesh-railstation-stub