Tenali Junction railway station (station code:TEL^[1]) is an Indian Railways station in Tenali of Andhra Pradesh. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).^[2]

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Tenali Junction
Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station
Tenali railway station main entrance
General information
Location	Tenali, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16°14′33″N 80°38′24″E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line New Delhi–Chennai main line Guntur–Tenali section Tenali–Repalle branch line Macherla–Tenali section
Platforms	5
Tracks	8 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground)
Accessible
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	TEL
Zone(s)	SCoRTooltip South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	VijayawadaTooltip Vijayawada railway division
Classification	Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
History
Opened	1899 (1899)
Electrified	1980–81
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Vijayawada towards ? Delhi–Chennai line Nidubrolu towards ? Howrah–Chennai main line Angalakuduru towards ? Guntur–Tenali section Terminus Terminus Tenali–Repalle branch line Chinnaravuru towards ?
Route map Legend km 0 Howrah 116 Kharagpur to Adra to Howrah–Nagpur– Mumbai line Kharagpur–Puri line West Bengal Odisha border 231 Balasore 294 Bhadrak 337 Jajpur Keonjhar Road Mahanadi 409 Cuttack 437 Bhubaneswar 456 Khurda Road to Puri Khurda Road– Visakhapatnam section 527 Balugaon 582 Chatrapur 603 Brahmapur Odisha Andhra Pradesh border 603 Ichchapuram 645 Sompeta 678 Palasa 703 Naupada 751 Srikakulam Road 789 Chipurupalle to Jharsuguda– Vizianagaram line 820 Vizianagaram 881 Visakhapatnam Junction Duvvada– Vijayawada section 914 Anakapalle 977 Tuni 994 Annvaram 1,031 Samalkot 1,081 Rajahmundry Godavari River 1,103 Nidadavolu 1,123 Tadepalligudem 1,170 Eluru to Kazipet– Vijayawada section 1,230 Vijayawada Junction to Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Krishna River Vijayawada– Gudur section to Guntur–Tenali section 1,230 Tenali to Tenali–Repalle branch line 1,304 Bapatla 1,319 Chirala 1,369 Ongole 1,485 Nellore 1,523 Gudur Gudur–Chennai section Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu border 1,661 Chennai Central km Sources: Google maps Howrah Chennai SF Mail 12839
Location
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The Vijayawada–Chennai Central link was established in 1899.^[3] The Howrah–Chennai main line was constructed by Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway and was opened in January 1916.^[4][5] The Vijayawada–Tenali section was electrified in 1979–80.^[6]

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Tenali is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station.^[7] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between ₹120–₹200 crore and handles 15–25 million passengers.^[8] The station serves about 10 lakh passengers, over 250 express and 170 freight trains every day.[4] On 1 November 1899, the broad-gauge line was constructed between Vijayawada and Chennai, making rail journey between Chennai, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Howrah, New Delhi and Hyderabad possible. Tenali Junction is main station in the Tenali city and is one of the busiest railway stations in Andhra Pradesh. The city also has 3 local stations of Anglakuduru, Chinnaravur, and Kolakaluru; these are served as satellite stations of Tenali.

The modernization of the station was taken by providing new escalators, lifts etc.^[9] SCR installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) in the station.^[10]