Bhimadole railway station
Bhimadole | |||||
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| Indian Railway Station | |||||
 Bhimadole railway station name board | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Bhimadole, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 16°48′30″N 81°15′39″E / 16.8083°N 81.2607°E | ||||
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | South Coast Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 5 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BMD | ||||
| Zone(s) | South Coast Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1893–96 | ||||
| Electrified | 1995–96 | ||||
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Bhimadole railway station (station code:BMD[1]), is an Indian railway station nearby Eluru city of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line of Howrah-Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.[2] It serves as a halt for sixteen trains every day.
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]
Electrification
The Mustabad-Gannavaram-Nuzvid-Bhimadolu sector was electrified in 1995–96.[5]
Classification
Bhimadole railway station is categorized as a Non-Subruban Grade-6 (NSG-6) station in the Vijayawada railway division.[6]
References
- ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nuzvid – Navabpalem section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 44. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Bhimadole Railway Station – Train Departure Timings – India Rail Info". India Rail Info.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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