Hamsavaram railway station

Hamsavaram
Hamsavaram
Passenger train station
General information
Location	Hamsavaram, Andhra Pradesh; India
Coordinates	17°18′58″N 82°29′22″E / 17.316169°N 82.489354°E
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Line(s)	Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	HVM
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway
Division(s)	Vijayawada
Location
	Hamsavaram Location of Hamsavaram railway station in Andhra Pradesh

Hamsavaram railway station (station code:HVM^[1]), is an Indian Railways station in Hamsavaram of East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Howrah–Chennai main line. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. It is 3378th most busiest railway station in India^[2] It halts 8 trains every day.

History[edit]

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[edit]

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Hamsavaram is categorized as a Non-Suburban 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]

References[edit]

^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn. – Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "BUSIEST TRAIN STATIONS 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[edit]

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Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Tuni towards Visakhapatnam		South Central Railway zone Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line		Timmapuram towards Vijayawada

[1] "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn. – Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[2] "BUSIEST TRAIN STATIONS INDIA".

[3] "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[4] "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

[station_categories-5] "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[6] "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

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v t e South Coast Railway
Administration	Ministry of Railways
History	Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Divisions	Guntakal Guntur Waltair Vijayawada
Sections / Branch lines	Duvvada–Vijayawada section Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Gudur–Renigunta section Guntakal–Nandyal section Guntur–Krishna Canal section Nallapadu–Nandyal section Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line Secunderabad–Dhone section Tenali–Repalle branch line Vijayawada–Gudur section Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Nandyal–Yerraguntla section
Railway stations	Andhra Pradesh Odisha
Subsidiaries	Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications
See also	Rail transport in India