Krishna Canal Junction railway station

Krishna Canal Junction railway station (station code:KCC[1]) is an Indian Railways station in Tadepalle and a satellite station of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.[2] It is administered by Guntur railway division of South Coast Railway zone and situated on New Delhi–Chennai, Howrah–Chennai main line. The station is the terminus for Guntur–Krishna Canal section.[1][3] It is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) station in the division.[4] It is one of the 27 rural stations in the state to have Wi-Fi.[5]

Krishna Canal Junction
Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station
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Location	Tadepalle, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh  India
Coordinates	16°28′39″N 80°36′20″E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Coast Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line New Delhi–Chennai main line Guntur–Krishna Canal section
Platforms	6
Tracks	11 broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground)
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Station code	KCC
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
Classification	Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
History
Opened	1872
Electrified	1980–81
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Kolanukonda New Delhi–Chennai main line Vijayawada–Chennai section Vijayawada Kolanukonda Howrah–Chennai main line Vijayawada–Chennai section Vijayawada Mangalagiri Howrah–Chennai main line Guntur–Krishna Canal section Vijayawada
Route map km 0 Howrah 116 Kharagpur to Adra to Howrah–Nagpur– Mumbai line Kharagpur–Puri line West Bengal Odisha border 231 Balasore 294 Bhadrak 337 Jajpur Keonjhar Road Mahanadi 409 Cuttack 437 Bhubaneswar 456 Khurda Road to Puri Khurda Road– Visakhapatnam section 527 Balugaon 582 Chatrapur 603 Brahmapur Odisha Andhra Pradesh border 603 Ichchapuram 645 Sompeta 678 Palasa 703 Naupada 751 Srikakulam Road 789 Chipurupalle to Jharsuguda– Vizianagaram line 820 Vizianagaram 881 Visakhapatnam Junction Duvvada– Vijayawada section 914 Anakapalle 977 Tuni 994 Annvaram 1,031 Samalkot 1,081 Rajahmundry Godavari River 1,103 Nidadavolu 1,123 Tadepalligudem 1,170 Eluru to Kazipet– Vijayawada section 1,230 Vijayawada Junction to Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Krishna River Vijayawada– Gudur section to Guntur–Tenali section 1,230 Tenali to Tenali–Repalle branch line 1,304 Bapatla 1,319 Chirala 1,369 Ongole 1,485 Nellore 1,523 Gudur Gudur–Chennai section Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu border 1,661 Chennai Central km Sources: Google maps Howrah Chennai SF Mail 12839
Location
Krishna Canal Junction Location within Andhra Pradesh Krishna Canal Junction Krishna Canal Junction (India)

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[6] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[7]

As there was no railway bridge across the Krishna River, the trains from the South were terminated at this railway station and those from the North were terminated at Vijayawada railway station. The goods and passengers were transferred between the Vijayawada and Krishna Canal railway stations through barges.

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Krishna Canal is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[4] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–6 category station earns nearly ₹1 crore and handles close to 1 million passengers.[8]

References

1. "Stations on the Tenali – Krishna Canal section" (PDF). Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Ministry of Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 10. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
2. "Train services to be partially affected for nine days". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
3. "Operations scenario". South Central Railway. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
4. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
5. G, Sarthak (7 February 2019). "51 railway stations across Andhra get free Wi-Fi facility". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
6. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
7. "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
8. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.