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°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 | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  [citation needed] | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Active | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | GDV | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Coast Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | |||||||||||||||
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| 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
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
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gudivada is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station.[6] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between ₹20–₹100 crore and handles 5–10 million passengers.[7]
Station amenities
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]
Upgradation
Gudivada Junction railway station under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme will be upgraded and modernised along with the 1274 other railway stations in India. The scheme envisages improvement of building, integrating the station with both sides of the city, multimodal integration, amenities for divyangjans, sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballastless tracks, ‘Roof Plazas’ as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centres at the station in the long term.[9]
References
- ^ "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".
- ^ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Srinivas, Rajulapudi (8 March 2023). "Around 70 railway stations in Andhra Pradesh to get facelift under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
External links
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