Vemuru railway station (station code:VMU) is an
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 tota ...
station, located in
Vemuru
Vemuru is a village in Bapatla district of the India state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Vemuru Mandal of Bapatla revenue division.
Demographics
census, the town had a population of 9,796. The total population constitute, 4, ...
of
Guntur district in
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. It is situated on
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 ...
and is administered by
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
South Coast Railway zone
South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR) has been announced as the newest railway zone of the Indian Railways and is headquartered at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The formal notification for operationalization of this Zone is yet to be issued.
Jur ...
.
It is classified as an ''E-category'' station in the division.
History
The station got access 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 ...
in the year 1916, when it was under
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway was a railway company that operated in southern India. It was founded on 1 January 1908 by merging the Madras Railway and the Southern Mahratta Railway.
Initially, its headquarters was at Royapuram in Ma ...
.
Structure and amenities
The station has roof top
solar panels installed by the Indian railways, along with various railway stations and service buildings in the country, as a part of sourcing 500
MW solar energy.
See also
*
List of railway stations in India
References
External links
Railway stations in India opened in 1916
Railway stations on Tenali-Repalle line
Railway stations in Guntur district
Railway stations in Guntur railway division
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