Bhimavaram Town railway station

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Bhimavaram Town
Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station
LocationBhimavaram, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates16°32′50″N 81°31′09″E / 16.5472761°N 81.5191696°E / 16.5472761; 81.5191696Coordinates: 16°32′50″N 81°31′09″E / 16.5472761°N 81.5191696°E / 16.5472761; 81.5191696
Line(s)
Tracks2 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground)
Disabled accessDisabled access
Other information
Station codeBVRT
Zone(s) SCoR
Division(s) Vijayawada
ClassificationNon-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
History
Opened1899 (1899)
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
toward ?
Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line
toward ?
toward ?
Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line
toward ?
Location
Bhimavaram Town is located in Andhra Pradesh
Bhimavaram Town
Bhimavaram Town
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Bhimavaram Town railway station (station code:BVRT[1]) is an Indian Railways station in Bhimavaram of Andhra Pradesh. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).[2]

History[]

GDV–BVRM Broad gauge railway opened by Jagjivan Ram Railway Minister on 8 October 1961. First express train passing through bvrt is narsapur express (17255/17256) interduceded in year 1-10-1979, first AC train was Cocanada SF Express (12775/12776) cct-sec and non-AC Superfast train was vskp-ltt SF Express (12749/12750) runs on Wednesday and Saturday at present it was converted into ordinary vskp-ltt (18519/18520) Express daily

Classification[]

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Bhimavaram Town is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station.[3] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railways stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between ₹20₹100 crore and handles 5–10 million passengers.[4]

Structure and amenities[]

Bhimavaram Town is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[5]


List of Express Train Services[]

Bhimavaram Town Railway Station(station code - BVRT) is well-connected to all major Indian cities. There are 20 weekly trains running from Bhimavaram Town. There are no trains originating, 20 trains passing and no trains terminating at Bhimavaram Town Railway station.

Train No Train Name Arrival Departure Source Destination Frequency
12775 Cocanada Express 22:28 22:30 Kakinada Town Lingampalli Sun,Tue,Thu
12776 Cocanada Express 02:50 02;52 Lingampalli Kakinada Town Mon,Wed,Fri
17015 Visakha Express 21:43 21:44 Bhubaneswar Secunderabad Jn Daily
17016 Visakha Express 01:20 01:21 Secunderabad Jn Bhubaneswar Daily
17209 Seshadri Express 03:17 03:18 Bangalore City Jn Kakinada Town Daily
17210 Seshadri Express 20:17 20:18 Kakinada Town Bangalore City Jn Daily
17213 Nagarsol Express 11:13 11:15 Narasapur Nagarsol Daily
17214 Nagarsol Express 09:18 09:20 Nagarsol Narasapur Daily
17255 Narasapur Express 19:54 19:55 Narasapur Lingampalli Daily
17256 Narasapur Express 06:49 06:50 Lingampalli Narasapur Daily
17401 Tirupati-Narasapur Express 04:59 05:00 Tirupati Narasapur Daily
17404 Tirupati-Narasapur Express 18:24 18:25 Narasapur Tirupati Daily
17479 Puri-Tirupati Express 05:01 05:02 Puri Tirupati Sun,Mon,Wed,Thu,Fri
17480 Puri-Tirupati Express 21:29 21:30 Tirupati Puri Mon,Tue,Wed,Fri,Sat
17481 Bilaspur- Tirupati Express 05:01 05:02 Bilaspur Jn Tirupati Tue,Sat
17482 Tirupati-Bilaspur Express 21:29 21:30 Tirupati Bilaspur Jn Sun,Thu
17643 Circar Express 05:24 05:25 Chengalpattu Kakinada Port Daily
17644 Circar Express 17:15 17:16 Kakinada Port Chengalpattu Daily
18519 Vizag-Mumbai(Ltt) Express 03:44 03:45 Visakapatnam Lokmanya Tilak Terminal Daily
18520 Mumbai-Vizag(Ltt) Express 06:24 06:25 Lokmanya Tilak Terminal Visakapatnam Daily

References[]

  1. ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 28 January 2016. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. ^ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.


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