Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta railway station

Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta or Venkata Narasimha Rajuvaripet or V N Rajuvaripeta (station code: VKZ) is a railway station in Andhra Pradesh on the border with Tamil Nadu, India. It is on the Renigunta–Arakkonam section of Southern Railway, with the distinction of having the second longest name among all stations on the Indian Railwayss, following the renaming of Chennai Central to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1]

Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta
Indian Railways station
LocationThadukupeta, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates13°16′14″N 79°34′54″E
Line(s)Renigunta–Arakkonam
Platforms2
TracksBroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeVKZ
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Location
Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta
Location in India

Trains

In railway parlance, it is a flag station. It is unsignalled and passenger trains halt here, but mail trains and express trains do not halt here.

See also
  • Ib – the railway station in Odisha on Indian Railways with the shortest name.

References
  1. "News article on longest names of railway stations". The Hindu.


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