Ongole railway station (station code: OGL) located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Ongole in Prakasam district. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).
The VijayawadaâÂÂChennai link was established in 1899.
The ChiralaâÂÂElavur section was electrified in 1980âÂÂ81.
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Ongole is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station. Based on the reâÂÂcategorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017âÂÂ18 and 2022âÂÂ23, an NSGâÂÂ3 category station earns between â crore and handles passengers. Daily approximately 190+ trains halt at Ongole railway station.
It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs). The Railway station recently got escalator for the convenience of passengers in the first platform. For the convenience of passengers two lifts were installed and recently made operational. Recently Platforms 4 and 5 constructed for freight and goods trains. Soon Passenger trains will halt in platforms 4 and 5 and trains are going to originate from this station.