Anaparti railway station

Anaparti railway station (station code:APT[2]), is an Indian railway station in Anaparti, a town in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada-Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. Thirty-four trains halt in this station every day. It is the 717th-busiest station in the country.[3]

Anaparti
Express train and Passenger train station
LocationAnaparti, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates16°56′11″N 81°57′13″E
Elevation23 m (75 ft)[1]
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Coast Railway zone
Line(s)Visakhapatnam – Vijayawada of Howrah-Chennai main line and
Platforms3
Tracks5 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeAPT
Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone
Division(s) Vijayawada
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Anaparti
Location within India
Anaparti
Anaparti (Andhra Pradesh)

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[4] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[5]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Anaparti is categorized as a Non-Subruban Grade-5 (NSG-5) railway station.[6] 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.[7]

Station amenities

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM's).[8]

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References
  1. "Anaparti/APT".
  2. "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Rajahmundry – Anaparti section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. "RPubs India".
  4. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  6. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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South Central Railway zone
Visakhapatnam – Vijayawada of Howrah-Chennai main line
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