Chebrol railway station
Chebrol | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
 Goods train at Chebrole railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Chebrol, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°49′10″N 81°23′46″E / 16.819571°N 81.396071°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Central Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms are gravel | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | CEL | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1893–96 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1995–96 | ||||||||||
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Chebrol railway station (station code:CEL[1]), is an Indian Railways station in Chebrolu town of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in chebrolu village. It lies on the Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line of Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.[2] Twelve trains halt there every day.
History
[edit]Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack, was opened for traffic.[3] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nuzvid – Navabpalem section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Arrivals at CEL/Chebrol". India Rail Info.
- ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
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