Unguturu railway station (station code:VGT), is an

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station in Unguturu town of

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. It lies on the Vijayawada–visakhapatnam main line of

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and is administered under

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. Nine trains halt at the station each day.

History

Between 1893 and 1896, of the

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, between

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and , was opened for traffic. The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.

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Railway stations in West Godavari district Vijayawada railway division Railway stations in India opened in 1893 {{AndhraPradesh-railstation-stub