Annavaram railway station

Annavaram
అన్నవరం
Express train and Passenger train station
Annavaram railway station
General information
LocationAnnavaram, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates17°16′09″N 82°25′09″E / 17.269081°N 82.419126°E / 17.269081; 82.419126
Elevation28 m (92 ft)[1]
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Coast Railway zone
Line(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Platforms3
Tracks5 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeANV
Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone
Division(s) Vijayawada
History
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Annavaram railway station is located in India
Annavaram railway station
Annavaram railway station
Location within India
Annavaram railway station is located in Andhra Pradesh
Annavaram railway station
Annavaram railway station
Annavaram railway station (Andhra Pradesh)

Annavaram railway station (station code:ANV[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Annavaram, a village in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. Forty-seven trains halt in this station every day. It is the 345th-busiest station in the country.[3][unreliable source?]

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[4] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[5]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Annavaram is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-4 (NSG-4) railway station.[6] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–4 category station earns between ₹10–₹20 crore and handles 2–5 million passengers.[7]

Station amenities

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[8]

References

  1. ^ "Annavaram/ANV".
  2. ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn. – Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "RPubs India".
  4. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  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.
  8. ^ "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
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South Central Railway zone Ravikampadu
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