Bhimavaram Town railway station
Bhimavaram town | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railways station | |
| Location |
Bhimavaram West Godavari district Andhra Pradesh  India |
| Coordinates | 16°32′50″N 81°31′10″E / 16.5472°N 81.5195°ECoordinates: 16°32′50″N 81°31′10″E / 16.5472°N 81.5195°E |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) |
Vijayawada-narsapur Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | single |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BVRT |
| Fare zone | South Central Railway |
| Electrified | No |
| Location | |
  Bhimavaram Town railway station Location in Andhra Pradesh | |
Bhimavaram town railway station is located in Bhimavaram of West Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[1] At present broad gauge and line was under construction of doubling and electrification. It is 690th most busiest railway station in India.[2]
History
GDV-BVRM Broad gauge railway opened by Jagjivan Ram Railway Minister on 08.10.1961. First express train passing through bvrt is narsapur express (17255/17256) interduceded in year 1-10-1979, first AC train was cocanada SF express (12775/12776) cct-sec and non AC super fast train was vskp-ltt SF express (12749/12750) runs on Wednesday and Saturday at present it was converted into ordernary vskp-ltt (18519/18520) express daily
Classification
Bhimavaram Town railway station is an A–category station. It is recognized as a Model station, Adarsh station and Touch & Feel (Modern Stations) in the Vijayawada railway division.[3][4][5]
Structure and amenities
The station is spread over an of 17,105 m2 (184,120 sq ft).[6] The station has 02 platforms and all the tracks are broad gauge. Almost all platforms are in same size. SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in Town railway station.[7]
Performance and earnings
The below table lists the passenger earnings of the station of the previous years.[8]
| Year | Earnings (in Lakhs) |
|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 942.75 |
| 2012–13 | 1071.58 |
| 2013–14 | 1327.49 |
| 2014–15 | 1622.88 |
Connecting
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Railway zone | Vendra |
References
- ↑ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "BUSIEST TRAIN STATIONS INDIA".
- ↑ "Vijayawada division – A Profile" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "Jump in SCR Vijayawada division revenue". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ "Statement showing category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "Station:Bhimavaram".
- ↑ "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations".
- ↑ "BHIMAVARAM TOWN".