Krishna Canal Junction railway station

Krishna Canal Junction Railway Station (station code:KCC[1]) is an Indian railway station in Tadepalle and a satellite station of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.[2] It is administered by Guntur railway division of South Coast Railway zone and situated on New Delhi–Chennai, Howrah–Chennai main line. The station is the terminus for Guntur–Krishna Canal section.[1][3] It is categorized as a Non-Subruban Grade-6 (NSG-6) station in the division.[4] It is one of the 27 rural stations in the state to have Wi-Fi.[5]

Krishna Canal Junction
Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station
LocationTadepalle, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates16°28′39″N 80°36′20″E
Owned byIndian railways
Operated byIndian railways
Line(s)
Platforms6
Tracks11 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground)
Disabled access
Other information
Station codeKCC
Zone(s) SCoR
Division(s) Vijayawada
ClassificationNon-Subruban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
History
Opened1872 (1872)
Electrified1980-81
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
New Delhi–Chennai main line
Vijayawada-Chennai section
Vijayawada
Howrah-Chennai main line
Vijayawada-Chennai section
Vijayawada
Howrah-Chennai main line
Vijayawada
Location
Krishna Canal Junction
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Krishna Canal Junction
Location in India

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[6] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[7]

As there was no railway bridge across the Krishna River, the trains from the South were terminated at this railway station and those from the North were terminated at Vijayawada railway station. The goods and passengers were transferred between the Vijayawada and Krishna Canal railway stations through barges.

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Krishna Canal is categorized as a Non-Subruban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[4] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–6 category station earns nearly ₹1 crore and handles close to 1 million passengers.[8]

References
  1. "Stations on the Tenali – Krishna Canal section" (PDF). Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Ministry of Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 10. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. "Train services to be partially affected for nine days". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. "Operations scenario". South Central Railway. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. G, Sarthak (7 February 2019). "51 railway stations across Andhra get free Wi-Fi facility". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  6. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  8. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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