Simhachalam railway station

Simhachalam

సింహాచలం
Simhachalam; సింహాచలం
Indian Railway Station
General information
Location	Simhachalam, Visakhapatnam dt., Andhra Pradesh; India
Coordinates	17°44′43″N 83°13′15″E / 17.7452°N 83.2208°E
Elevation	27 meters
Line(s)	Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line
Platforms	2
Tracks	Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SCM
Zone(s)	East Coast Railway
Division(s)	Waltair railway division
History
Electrified	Yes

Railways around Visakhapatnam

				km	to Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
					to Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
				24	Kothavalasa
				15	Pendurti

				8	Simhachalam North

				7	Simhachalam



				6	Gopalapatnam


					NH 16
					Marshalling yard on right lines
				4	Marripalem / Visakhapatnam Airport
					Naval Dockyard
					Essar Steel
					Iron Ore sidings
				9	Kottapalem
					Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour



				0	Visakhapatnam
					Hindustan Zinc
					BHPV
					NH 16
					Coromandel International
					Visakhapatnam Refinery of HPCL
					Visakhapatnam port channel in blue
					Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour
					Hindustan Shipyard
					Visakhapatnam Port - Outer harbour
					Dolphin's Nose (hill with lighthouse)
					Link to Bay of Bengal

					Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
					Gangavaram Port
				17	Duvvada
					NH 16
					Simhadri STPP of NTPC
				27	Thadi
					NH 16
				33	Anakapalle
					to Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section

Simhachalam railway station, located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Simhachalam in Visakhapatnam district.It lies in Howrah-Chennai main line

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway was opened for traffic. In 1898-99, Bengal Nagpur Railway was linked to the lines in southern India.^[1]

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant was established in the 1980s and the first coke oven battery was commissioned in 1989.^[2]

^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
^ "Visakhapatnam Steel Plant". Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

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