Machilipatnam railway station

Machilipatnam
మచిలీపట్నం
मचिलिपट्नम्
Indian Railway Station
Location Machilipatnam, Krishna distt., Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 16°10′19″N 81°08′18″E / 16.17188°N 81.13839°ECoordinates: 16°10′19″N 81°08′18″E / 16.17188°N 81.13839°E
Elevation 14 m (46 ft)
Line(s) Machilipatnam-Gudivada section of Nidadavolu-Bhimavaram-Gudivada-Vijayawada branch line
Platforms 3
Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code MTM
Zone(s) South Central Railway
Division(s) Vijayawada
Location
Machlipatnam railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Machilipatnam railway station, located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Machilipatnam in Krishna district.

Station category

Machilipatnam is one of the eleven ‘B’ category stations in the Vijayawada Division of South Central Railway.[1]

Trains originated/terminated

Train No. Maintained by. Train Name Type Inaugural
17211/12 SCR Machilipatnam - Yeshwanthpur Kondaveedu Express Express
17402/01 SCR Machilipatnam - Tirupati Express Express
17249/50 SCR Machilipatnam - Secunderabad Machilipatnam Express Express
57229/30 SCR Machilipatnam - Vishakhapatnam Fast Passenger Fast Passenger

Line doubling

The Vijayawada-Machilipatnam line is scheduled to be doubled by 2016.[2]

New line survey

New line surveys to be taken up in 2012-13 include Machilipatnam-Repalle via Nizampatnam.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Vijayawada Division – a profile" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  2. ↑ "Vijayawada Railway Division earnings cross Rs. 2,000 crores mark". The Hindu, 14 April 2011. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  3. ↑ "Salient features of Railway Budget 2012-13". SC Railway. Retrieved 2013-01-25.

External links

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