Elevation 137 m (449 ft) Tracks 4 Operator East Coast Railway zone | Operated by East Coast Railway Opened 1908 Platforms in use 2 | |
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Location Bobbili, Andhra Pradesh
India Line(s) Jharsuguda-Vizianagaram line Structure type Standard (on ground station) Similar Parvathipuram railway station, Parvathipuram Town railway st, Singapuram Road railway st, Rayagada railway station, Simhachalam railway station | ||
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The Bobbili railway station belongs to East Coast Railway of Waltair Division. It is located in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh State.
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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. The 79 km (49 mi) Vizianagaram-Parvatipuram line was opened in 1908-09 and an extension to Salur was built in 1913. The Parvatipuram-Raipur line was completed in 1931.
Railway reorganization
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway. In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier. Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.