Gudivada Junction railway station
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Location | Gudivada Krishna district Andhra Pradesh India | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 16°26′N 80°59′E / 16.43°N 80.99°ECoordinates: 16°26′N 80°59′E / 16.43°N 80.99°E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Vijayawada–Gudivada section, Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line, Vijayawada-Nidadavolu loop line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | On ground | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | GDV | |||||||||||||||
Zone(s) | South Coast Railway | |||||||||||||||
Division(s) | Vijayawada | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Gudivada Junction railway station (station code:GDV)[1] is an Indian Railways station in Gudivada of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line, Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.[2][3]
History[edit]
As per Indian Railway History Time Line Bezwada–Masulipatam-79.61 km opened on 4 February 1908. Masulipatam–Masuliptam Port (tidallock)-3.75 km opened on 1 January 1909. (Bezwada-Masulitam Port (tidallock) total km 83.36. Gudivada–Bhimavaram–Gudivada-65.34 km opened on 17 September 1928 by MSMR-SR.
Metre gauge. Two additional light passenger trains each way were introduced on the Gudivada–Masulipatam section, also one additional light train on the Gudivada–Bhimavaram section in 1936–37 Railway Budget
GDV–BVRM broad-gauge railway opened by Jagjivan Ram Railway Minister on 8 October 1961. The first solar powered colour light signals on South Central Railway was provided at LC gate No. 55 near Gudivada station of Vijayawada Division in 2000.[4][5]
Classification[edit]
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gudivada 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[edit]
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring rooms, health unit, elevators, escalators, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, railway parcel service etc. It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 2. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Stations on the Gudivada–Machilipatnam section" (PDF). Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Ministry of Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 6. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Budget Speech 1958–59" (PDF). Indian Railways. p. 136. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Budget Speech 1960-61" (PDF). Indian Railways. p. 154. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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