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Nidadavolu Junction railway station

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Nidadavolu
నిడదవోలు
निडदवोल्लु
Indian Railway Junction Station
Nidadavole Junction
General information
LocationNidadavolu, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates16°53′52″N 81°40′28″E / 16.89770°N 81.67444°E / 16.89770; 81.67444
Elevation20 m (66 ft)
Line(s)Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line
Platforms3
TracksBroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNDD
Zone(s) South Central Railway
Division(s) Vijayawada

Nidadavolu railway station, located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Nidadavolu in West Godavari district. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[1] It was 300th most busiest railway station in India.[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

Nidadavolu railway station is a ‘B’ category station and also recognized as Model station in the Vijayawada railway division.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ^ "BUSIEST TRAIN STATIONS INDIA".
  3. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ^ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Vijayawada division - A Profile" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Jump in SCR Vijayawada division revenue". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
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