Bikkavolu railway station
Bikkavolu | |
|---|---|
| Passenger train station | |
 Bikkavolu railway station signboard | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bikkavolu, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 16°58′09″N 82°01′55″E / 16.969217°N 82.031943°E |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft)[1] |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | South Coast Railway zone |
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam – Vijayawada of Howrah-Chennai main line and |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 5 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | BVL |
| Zone(s) | South Coast Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Vijayawada |
| History | |
| Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE |
Bikkavolu is an Indian railway station in Bikkavolu, 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 Coast Railway zone. Eleven trains halt in this station every day. It is the 2140th-busiest station in the country.[2][unreliable source?]
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, Bikkavolu is categorized as a Non-Subruban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[5] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–6 category station earns nearly ₹1 crore and handles close to 1 million passengers.[6]
Important Persons
1.Munta Phani Kumar
2.Thatholu Veerababu
3.Nelli Suresh
References
- ^ "Bikkavolu/BVL".
- ^ "RPubs India".
- ^ "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.
External links
- Bikkavolu railway station at the India Rail Info
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