Dwarapudi railway station
Dwarapudi | |||||
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Express train and Passenger train station | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Dwarapudi, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||
Coordinates | 16°55′40″N 81°55′15″E / 16.927663°N 81.920860°E | ||||
Elevation | 18 m (59 ft)[1] | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | South Coast Railway zone | ||||
Line(s) | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and | ||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||
Tracks | 5 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functioning | ||||
Station code | DWP | ||||
Zone(s) | South Coast Railway zone | ||||
Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||
History | |||||
Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE | ||||
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Dwarapudi is an Indian Railways station in Dwarapudi, a town in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.
History
[edit]Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[2] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[3]
Classification
[edit]In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Dwarapudi is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) railway station.[4] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–5 category station earns between ₹1–₹10 crore and handles 1–2 million passengers.[5]
Station amenities
[edit]It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dwarapudi/DWP".
- ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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External links
[edit]- Dwarapudi railway station at the India Rail Info
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Following station | ||
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Anaparti towards Visakhapatnam
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South Coast Railway zone | Kesavaram towards Vijayawada
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