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Pasivedala railway station

Coordinates: 16°59′37″N 81°42′05″E / 16.9935821°N 81.7014228°E / 16.9935821; 81.7014228
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Pasivedala
Passenger train station
Pasivedala railway station
General information
LocationPasivedala, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates16°59′37″N 81°42′05″E / 16.9935821°N 81.7014228°E / 16.9935821; 81.7014228
Elevation22 m (72 ft)[1]
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Central Railway zone
Line(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Platforms2
Tracks3 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePSDA
Zone(s) South Central Railway zone
Division(s) Vijayawada
History
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Pasivedala railway station is located in Andhra Pradesh
Pasivedala railway station
Pasivedala railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Pasivedala railway station (station code:PSDA[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Pasivedala, 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 Central Railway zone. 18 trains halt in this station every day. It is the 2607th-busiest station in the country.[3]

History

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Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[4] The southern part of the West Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[5]

PASIVEDALA railway station is connected to many villages like Chagallu Sugar factory, Meenanagaram, Pangidi, Vemuluru, Nandamuru, Mallavaram, Chandravaram etc.,

PASIVEDALA station was halt at present for normal and general passenger trains only. No express trains are now halted here.

Before 1979, some express trains were having hault in this station. Names of those trains were: CIRCAR EXPRESS, CHENNAI-HOWRAH MAIL, JANATHA EXPRESS, PURI TIRUPATI EXPRESS ETC.,

Honourable ALAPATI CHENCHYYA (member of railway board at those times) belonged to this village.

References

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  1. ^ "Pasivedala/PSDA".
  2. ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nidadavolu Jn. – Kovvuru section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. ^ "RPubs India".
  4. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
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Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Kovvur
towards ?
South Central Railway zone Chagallu
towards ?