Vijayawada railway station

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Vijayawada
Indian RailwayJunction Station

The new look of Vijayawada Railway station
Station statistics
Address Station Road, Vijayawada, Krishna distt, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 16°31′06″N 80°37′07″E / 16.5182°N 80.6185°E / 16.5182; 80.6185Coordinates: 16°31′06″N 80°37′07″E / 16.5182°N 80.6185°E / 16.5182; 80.6185
Line(s)
  • Vijayawada-Kazipet line
  • Vijayawada-Machilipatnam branch line
  • Vijayawada-Guntakal line
  • Howrah-Chennai main line
  • Chennai-New Delhi line
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Platforms 10
Tracks 22
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Allowed
Baggage check Not Available
Other information
Electrified Yes
Accessible
Station code BZA
Owned by Indian Railways
Fare zone South Central Railway
Formerly

Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railways

Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
Traffic
Passengers ()36 millions approx.
Location
Location of Vijayawada railway station in Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada is a major Indian Railways junction station that serves the city of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. Vijayawada railway station is located within the South Central Railway.[1] Situated on both the Howrah-Chennai main line and Chennai-New Delhi line, The railway station has ten platforms for passenger trains and is the only station to have five entrance gates with booking counters in India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India with more than 250 express and 150 freight trains passing through it while serving 50 million passengers per year.[2] Vijayawada Junction has been given A-1 status in 2008 as the revenues crossed 100 crore ($17 mn in 2013 terms) in that financial year.[3]

History

The Vijayawada railway station was constructed in 1888 when the Southern Maharatta Railway's main eastward route was connected with other lines going through Vijayawada. In 1889, the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway constructed a line between Secunderabad Railway Station and Vijayawada as an extension railway for Bezawada; the station subsequently became a junction of three lines from different directions.

On November 1, 1899, the broad gauge line was constructed between Vijayawada and Chennai, making rail journey between Chennai, Mumbai, Howrah, New Delhi and Hyderabad possible. In the following decades the Vijayawada railway station was developed into a junction until the nationalisation of all the independent railways in India occurred; following nationalisation, Indian Railways was formed under the Ministry of Railways in 1950 by the Government of India. The Vijayawada railway station, as the headquarters of Vijayawada Division, was assigned to the Southern Railway. In 1966, a new zone, South Central Railway, was formed, with Secunderabad as its headquarters; Vijayawada Division and Vijayawada Junction were merged with the new railway.

In 1969, the Golconda Express was introduced between Vijayawada and Secunderabad as the fastest steam-hauled train in the country, with an average speed of 58 km/h. As of 2012, the Vijayawada railway station is one of the busiest railway stations in India.[1]

Services

In brief
Total number of tracks: 22
Number of passenger tracks
above ground:		 10
Trains
(daily):		 50 to 60 long-distance[4]
Passengers
(daily):		 100,000

As one of the busiest railway junctions in South India, Vijayawada Junction is a hub for long-distance, inter-city express services in SCR. An average of 1,00,000 people board different trains each day and an equal number of commuters exit trains at the station. More than 280 trains utilise the station daily, with each train stopping for at least 20 minutes.[4]

Although Vijayawada Junction is Indian Railways' third busiest railway station, it does not provide proper access to India's fastest trains, such as the Rajdhani Expresses or the Shatabdi Expresses. Rajadhani expresses and Garib Rath expresses pass through the station, and also there is a Jan-Shatabdi Express between Vijayawada Junction and Chennai Central,Vijayawada Janshatabdi is fastest train among Janshatabdi's

The Vijayawada Junction also houses a Diesel Loco Shed which has the WDM-2 Locomotive and also an Electric Loco Shed which has the Indian locomotive class WAG-7, WAM-4, WAG-5 models.

Other Stations in Vijayawada

The city of Vijayawada consists of eight other railway stations; these are:

Station Name Station Code Railway Zone Total Platforms
Vijayawada Krishna Canal Junction KCC South Central Railway 5
Vijayawada Kondapalli Railway Station KI South Central Railway 3
Vijayawada Rayanapadu Station RYP South Central Railway 3
Vijayawada Mustabada Station MBD South Central Railway 2
Vijayawada Gannavaram Station GWM South Central Railway 2
Vijayawada Ramavarappadu Station RMV South Central Railway 1
Vijayawada Nidamanuru Station NDM South Central Railway 1
Vijayawada Madhuranagar Station MDUN South Central Railway 1
Vijayawada Gunadala Station GALA South Central Railway 3

Image Gallery

  • 12717 BZA bound Ratnachal Express at Visakhapatnam is one of the 3 Superfast trains that originate from Vijayawada Junction

  • 12805 Janmabhoomi Express hauled by WAP4 series loco at Vijayawada

  • Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express

  • Wam4 6p series loco of (BZA)Vijayawada Electric loco shed

  • View of Platform 6 of Vijayawada Train station with SC bound 12713 Sathavahana Express, one of the 3 Superfast trains that originate from Vijayawada Junction

  • 17212 WDM-2 series Diesel loco of BZA(Vijayawada loco shed)

Infrastructure

Since the headquarters of South-East railway has been moved to Bhubaneswar from Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada Railway station has seen major development and new appearance in the last five years again, due mainly to a change in the policy of the Indian Railways company. In the 2009 financial year, the board allocated Rs. 3.5 crores for improvements to the transport hub.[5] A central aspect of the improvements was an "Integrated Security Scheme", which included the construction of a compound wall around the station premises; furthermore, the works at the station sought to minimise the number of entry and exit points as a precaution against a rise of terrorism in India. The placement of modern surveillance gadgets on the station premises was also planned, with an anticipated timeframe for the security alterations set at six months.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vijayawada lays platform for Krishna fete". The Hindu. 23 Aug 2004. Retrieved 20 Sep 2012. 
  2. ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130619/news-current-affairs/article/upgraded-gunadala-rail-station-march
  3. ↑ "Plans to develop railway station". The Hindu. 24 Mar 2008. Retrieved 20 Sep 2012. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Vijayawada railway junction struggles to keep pace with increasing rush". The Hindu. 10 Feb 2009. Retrieved 20 Sep 2012. 
  5. ↑ http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/10/stories/2009021052430300.htm

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