Timmapuram railway station

Timmapuram
Passenger train station
Location Thimmapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 17°17′17″N 82°26′58″E / 17.288012°N 82.449352°E / 17.288012; 82.449352Coordinates: 17°17′17″N 82°26′58″E / 17.288012°N 82.449352°E / 17.288012; 82.449352
Elevation 28 m (92 ft)[1]
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South Central Railway zone
Line(s) Visakhapatnam – Vijayawada of Howrah-Chennai main line and
Platforms 2
Tracks 2 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code TMPM
Zone(s) South Central Railway zone
Division(s) Vijayawada
Electrified 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Timmapuram railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Timmapuram is an Indian railway station in Thimmapuram, a village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada-Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. 6 trains halt in this station everyday. It is 244th most bussiest station in the country.[2]

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[3] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Timmapuram/TMPM".
  2. ↑ "RPubs India".
  3. ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  4. ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-01-19.


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