Repalle railway station (station code:RAL), is a ''D-category''

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station in Guntur railway division of

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. It is situated on the

Tenali–Repalle branch line Tenali–Repalle branch line is a electrified single track railway section in South Central Railway zone. It connects and of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Further, this section intersects Howrah–Chennai main line a ...

and provides rail connectivity to the town of

Repalle Repalle is a town in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is one of the 12 municipalities in Bapatla district and the headquarters of Repalle mandal under the administration of Bapatla revenue division. It is situate ...

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

History

Repalle railway station started its operations in the year 1916, due to the opening of Guntur–Repalle broad-gauge section via

Tenali Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division. The city is renowned for art, culture, drama and hence, it is called ''Andhra ...

. It was under the then, Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway. Present this station operates trains to Tenali and Secunderabad stations In 2012–13, a survey report was submitted for new –Repalle railway line. The most trains from Repalle are via Tenali Junction railway station because it was a commercial stop here.

Structure and amenities

The station has roof top

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installed by the Indian railways, along with various railway stations and service buildings in the country, as a part of sourcing 500 MW

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Originating express trains

References

Railway stations in India opened in 1916 Railway stations on Tenali-Repalle line Railway stations in Guntur district Railway stations in Guntur railway division {{AndhraPradesh-railstation-stub

History

Structure and amenities

Originating express trains

See also

References