Elevation 74 m (243 ft) Platforms 5 Opened 1900 Tracks 9 | Parking Available Station code VZM Passengers 150,000+ | |
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Structure type Standard (on ground station) Line(s) Khurda Road-Visakhapatnam section of Howrah-Chennai main line and Jharsuguda-Vizianagaram line Similar Visakhapatnam railway station, Srikakulam Road railway st, Rajahmundry railway station, Khurda Road Junction r, Palasa railway station | ||
Anga express departing vizianagaram junction railway station indian railways
Vizianagaram railway station, located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Vizianagaram in Vizianagaram district.
Contents
- Anga express departing vizianagaram junction railway station indian railways
- Main line
- Branch line
- Electrification
- Amenities
- Passenger movement
- Railway reorganization
- References
Main line
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. It was during this period that Vizianagaram station came up.
Branch line
The 79 km (49 mi) Vizianagaram-Parvatipuram line was opened in 1908-09.
Electrification
The Palasa-Tilaru, Srikakulam Road-Chiprupalle and Chirupalle-Alamanda sectors were electrified in 1998-99. The Srikakulam Road-Tiralu sector was electrified in 1999-2000.
Amenities
Vizianagaram railway station has 2 double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms and one eight-bedded dormitory.
Passenger movement
Vizianagaram railway station serves about 153,000 passengers every day.
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.