Bhimavaram Town railway station

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]

Bhimavaram Town
Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station
Location	Bhimavaram, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16.5472761°N 81.5191696°E
Line(s)	Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line
Tracks	2 broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground)
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	BVRT
Zone(s)	SCoR
Division(s)	Vijayawada
Classification	Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
History
Opened	1899
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Undi Vijayawada_Nidadavolu loop line Vendra Undi Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line Viravasaram
Route map km to New Delhi–Chennai main line 0 Vijayawada Junction to New Delhi–Chennai main line Vijayawada North Cabin 5 Madhura Nagar 7 Gundala 8 Ramavarappadu 13 Mustabada 14 Nidamanuru 20 Gannavaram 20 Uppaluru 25 Pedda Avutapale 23 Tenneru 31 Telaprolu 26 Tarigoppula 35 Veeravalli 30 Indupalli 41 Nuzvid 34 Ventrapragada 51 Vatlur 37 Dosapadu 58 Powerpet 44 Gudivada Junction to Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line 60 Eluru 51 Moturu 69 Dendaluru 54 Guntakonduru 73 Sitampet 57 Pasalapudi 79 Bhimadolu 59 Putlacheruvu 85 Pulla 61 Mokhasa Kalavapudi 90 Kaikaram 66 Mandavalli 93 Chebrol 73 Kaikaluru 96 Unguturu 81 Pallevada halt 101 Badampudi 89 Akividu 107 Tadepalligudem 95 Cherukuvada 113 Prattiapadu 100 Undi 116 Navabpalem 107 Bhimavaram Town to Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line Bhimavaram A cabin 120 Marampalli 114 Vendra 116 Lakshminarayanapuram 119 Aravalli 124 Manchilli 126 Attili 131 Relangi 134 Velpuru 137 Tanuku 142 Satyavada 146 Kaldhari 154/127 Nidadavolu Junction to Howrah–Chennai main line
Location
Bhimavaram Town Location in Andhra Pradesh Bhimavaram Town Location in India

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]

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.