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 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | On ground | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  [citation needed] | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | GDV | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Coast Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | |||||||||||||||
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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-4 (NSG-4) railway station.[6] 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.[7]
Station amenities
It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[8]
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". 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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