Bhimavaram Town railway station

Bhimavaram town
Indian Railways station
Location Bhimavaram
West Godavari district
Andhra Pradesh
 India
Coordinates 16°32′50″N 81°31′10″E / 16.5472°N 81.5195°E / 16.5472; 81.5195Coordinates: 16°32′50″N 81°31′10″E / 16.5472°N 81.5195°E / 16.5472; 81.5195
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Vijayawada-narsapur
Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam
Platforms 2
Tracks single
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Station code BVRT
Fare zone South Central Railway
Electrified No
Location
Bhimavaram Town railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Bhimavaram town railway station is located in Bhimavaram of West Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[1] At present broad gauge and line was under construction of doubling and electrification. It is 690th most busiest railway station in India.[2]

History

GDV-BVRM Broad gauge railway opened by Jagjivan Ram Railway Minister on 08.10.1961. First express train passing through bvrt is narsapur express (17255/17256) interduceded in year 1-10-1979, first AC train was cocanada SF express (12775/12776) cct-sec and non AC super fast train was vskp-ltt SF express (12749/12750) runs on Wednesday and Saturday at present it was converted into ordernary vskp-ltt (18519/18520) express daily


Classification

Bhimavaram Town railway station is an A–category station. It is recognized as a Model station, Adarsh station and Touch & Feel (Modern Stations) in the Vijayawada railway division.[3][4][5]

Structure and amenities

The station is spread over an area of 17,105 m2 (184,120 sq ft).[6] The station has 02 platforms and all the tracks are broad gauge. Almost all platforms are in same size. SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in Town railway station.[7] and free Wi-Fi connectivity powered by Railwire

Performance and earnings

The below table lists the passenger earnings of the station of the previous years.[8]

Passenger Earnings
Year Earnings (in Lakhs)
2011-12 942.75
2012–13 1071.58
2013–14 1327.49
2014–15 1622.88

Connecting

Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
South Central Railway zone
Vendra

References

  1. ↑ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "BUSIEST TRAIN STATIONS INDIA".
  3. ↑ "Vijayawada division – A Profile" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jump in SCR Vijayawada division revenue". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Statement showing category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Station:Bhimavaram".
  7. ↑ "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations".
  8. ↑ "BHIMAVARAM TOWN".


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