Machilipatnam railway station

Machilipatnam
Indian Railway Station
Location Machilipatnam, Krishna distt., Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 16°10′19″N 81°08′18″E / 16.17188°N 81.13839°E / 16.17188; 81.13839Coordinates: 16°10′19″N 81°08′18″E / 16.17188°N 81.13839°E / 16.17188; 81.13839
Elevation 14 m (46 ft)
Line(s) Gudivada-Machilipatnam branch 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 MTM
Zone(s) South Central Railway
Division(s) Vijayawada
History
Opened 4 Feb, 1908
Electrified no
Services
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Location
Machlipatnam railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Machilipatnam railway station (station code:MTM)[1], located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Machilipatnam in Krishna district. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[2][3]

Classification

Machilipatnam railway station is an ‘B’–category station. It is recognized as a Model station and Adarsh station in the Vijayawada railway division.[4][5]

Development

SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in this station.[6]

Express trains originated/terminated

Train no.DestinationTrain Name
17211Machilipatnam – YesvanthpurKondaveedu Express
17402Machilipatnam – TirupatiTirupati - Machilipatnam Link Express
12749Machilipatnam – BidarMachilipatnam Express (SuperFast)

Line doubling

The Vijayawada-Machilipatnam line was scheduled to be doubled by 2016.[7]

New line survey

New line surveys to be taken up in 2012–13 include Machilipatnam-Repalle via Nizampatnam.[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. ↑ "Vijayawada division – A Profile" (PDF). South Central Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jump in SCR Vijayawada division revenue". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations".
  7. ↑ "Vijayawada Railway Division earnings cross Rs. 2,000 crores mark". The Hindu, 14 April 2011. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  8. ↑ "Salient features of Railway Budget 2012–13". SC Railway. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
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