'''Prattipadu''' is a defunct [[Indian Railways|Indian railway station]] near Prattipadu, a village in [[West Godavari district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It lies on the [[Vijayawada-Chennai section]] and is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Central Railway zone]]. No train halts in this station everyday.
==చరిత్ర==
==History==
Between 1893 andమరియు 1896 మధ్య, {{convert|1288|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}ఈస్ట్ ofకోస్ట్ theస్టేట్ [[Eastరైల్వే Coastయొక్క State Railway]]1,288 betweenకిమీ [[Vijayawada]](800 andమైళ్ళు), [[Cuttackవిజయవాడ railwayమరియు station|PTPUttack]]కటక్ల wasమధ్య openedట్రాఫిక్ forకొరకు trafficప్రారంభించబడింది.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1|title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway|last=|first=|publisher=South Eastern Railway|accessdate=2013-01-25|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1|archivedate=2013-04-01|df=}}</ref> Theఈస్ట్ southernకోస్ట్ partస్టేట్ ofరైల్వే theయొక్క Westదక్షిణ Coast State Railwayభాగం (fromవాల్తేర్ Waltairనుండి toవిజయవాడ Vijayawadaవరకు) was1901 takenలో overమద్రాస్ byరైల్వే Madrasఆధీనంలోకి Railway in 1901తీసుకుంది.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part III (1900-1947)| publisher= IRFCA| accessdate = 2013-01-19}}</ref>
