Mangalagiri railway station
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Mangalagiri railway station (station code: MAG), is a ''D-category'' station in
Guntur railway division Guntur Railway Division is one of the three divisions of the South Coast Railway zone of Indian Railways. The division was sanctioned in 1995–96 and was fully operational on 1 April 2003, with its headquarters at Guntur. The ''Rail Vikas Bhavan ...
of
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 ...
. It provides rail connectivity to
Mangalagiri Mangalagiri is a South Suburb of Vijayawada in Guntur district of States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a part of Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation and part of Tenali revenue division. It i ...
which is the part of
Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs Mangalagiri and Tadepalle city's and villages in the corresponding mandals of the Mangalagiri Assembly constituency in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. It is the secon ...
and is situated on
Guntur–Krishna Canal section The Guntur–Krishna Canal section is a section of Indian Railways. It connects with and further, it also connects Howrah–Chennai main line at Krishna Canal, Guntur–Macherla section, Guntur–Tenali section, Tenali–Macherla sections at . ...
of
South Central Railway zone The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. It has three divisions under its administrati ...
. It was awarded as tourist friendly station by
Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation The Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) is a state government agency which promotes tourism in Andhra Pradesh, India. The department offers tour packages of Heritage, Nature, Adventure, Health and Rural tourism representing r ...
.


History

Between 1893 and 1896, of the
East Coast State Railway The East Coast State Railway was a railway company operating in India. It was a guaranteed company formed in 1890. It had a brief existence. The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras ...
, between
Vijayawada Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NT ...
and was opened for traffic. The southern part of the West Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.


See also

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List of railway stations in India This is a list of railway stations in India. The railway operations are managed by Indian Railways (IR) in the country. A B {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Station name , , Station code , , State , , Railway zone , , Elevation , ...


References

Railway stations in Guntur district Railway stations in Guntur railway division {{AndhraPradesh-railstation-stub