Nidadavolu Junction railway station
Nidadavolu Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||||||||
 Nidadavolu railway station main entrance | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Main road, Nidadavolu, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°53′52″N 81°40′28″E / 16.89770°N 81.67444°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Chennai main line Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | On Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  [citation needed] | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Active | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | NDD | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | |||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Nidadavolu Junction railway station (station code:NDD[1]) located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Nidadavolu in East Godavari district. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[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]
Classification
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Nidadavolu is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-4 (NSG-4) railway station.[5] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–4 category station earns between ₹10–₹20 crore and handles 2–5 million passengers.[6]
Station amenities
It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[7]
References
- ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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