Gunadala railway station

Gunadala railway station (station code:GALA[1]) is an Indian Railways station in Gunadala and a satellite station of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.[2][3] It is situated on Kazipet–Vijayawada section of New Delhi–Chennai main line and is administered by Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. It is an important station alongside Ramavarappadu, for devotees during the annual Mary Matha festival, celebrated at Gunadala hill shrine in the city.[4] It is one of the 27 rural stations in the state to have Wi-Fi.[5]

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Indian Railways station
Gunadala railway station signboard
Location	Gunadala Station, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16°32′17″N 80°40′23″E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam line
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Station code	GALA
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
Fare zone	South Coast Railway
Electrified	Yes
Location
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Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gunadala is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[6] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–6 category station earns nearly ₹1 crore and handles close to 1 million passengers.[7]

References

1. "Stations on the Tenali – Krishna Canal section" (PDF). Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Ministry of Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 1. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
2. "Train services to be partially affected for nine days". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
3. "A way out to decongest Vijayawada railway station". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
4. "Three-day Mary Matha festival takes off to a colourful start at Gunadala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
5. G, Sarthak (7 February 2019). "51 railway stations across Andhra get free Wi-Fi facility". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
6. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
7. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.