Gudivada Junction railway station

Gudivada Junction
గుడివాడ జంక్షన్ (రైలు కూడలి)
Location Gudivada
Krishna district
Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 16°26′N 80°59′E / 16.43°N 80.99°E / 16.43; 80.99Coordinates: 16°26′N 80°59′E / 16.43°N 80.99°E / 16.43; 80.99
Operated by Indian Railways
Line(s) Vijayawada–Gudivada section, Gudivada-Machilipatnam branch line
Platforms 3
Construction
Structure type On ground
Disabled access
Other information
Station code GDV
Zone(s) South Central Railway
Division(s) Vijayawada
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Vijayawada-Nidadavolu loop line
Moturu
TerminusGudivada-Machilipatnam branch line

Gudivada Junction railway station (station code:GDV)[1] is an Indian railway station in Gudivada of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line, Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[2][3]

Gudivada Junction Entrance view

History

As per Indian Railway History Time Line Bezwada-Masulipatam-79.61 km opened on 4 February 1908. Masulipatam-Masuliptam port (tidallock)-3.75 km opened on 1 January 1909. (Bezwada-Masulitam port (tidallock) total km 83.36. Gudivada-Bhimavaram -Gudivada-65.34 km opened on 17 September 1928 by MSMR-SR.

Metre gauge. Two additional light passenger trains each way were introduced on the Gudivada-Masulipatam section, also one additional light train on the Gudivada-Bhimavaram section in 1936–37 Railway Budget

GDV-BVRM Broad gauge railway opened by Jagjivan Ram Railway Minister on 8 October 1961. The first solar powered colour light signals on South Central Railway was provided at LC gate No. 55 near Gudivada Station of Vijayawada Division in 2000.[4][5]

Classification

Gudivada railway station is a ‘B’ category station and also recognized as Model station in the Vijayawada railway division.[6][7]

Development

SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in this station.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 2. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Stations on the Gudivada–Machilipatnam section" (PDF). Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Ministry of Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 6. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Budget Speech 1958–59" (PDF). Indian Railways. p. 136. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Budget Speech 1958–59" (PDF). Indian Railways. p. 154. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Vijayawada division – A Profile" (PDF). South Central Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jump in SCR Vijayawada division revenue". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations".


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