Bhimavaram Town railway station

Bhimavaram Town railway station (station code:BVRT[1]) is an Indian railway 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 / 16.5472761; 81.5191696
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-Subruban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
History
Opened	1899 (1899)
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Undi Vijayawada_Nidadavolu loop line Vendra Undi Bhimavaram-Narasapur branch line Viravasaram
Route map to Howrah-Chennai main line to New Delhi–Chennai main line Vijayawada Junction to Vijayawada–Guntur section Mustabada Gannavaram Pedda Avutapale Telaprolu Veeravalli Nuzvid NH 5 Vatluru Powerpet Eluru Denduluru Sitampet Bhimadolu Pulla Kaikaram Chebrol Ungutudu Badampudi Tadepalligudem Nayabpalem Madhura Nagar Ramavarappadu Nidamanuru Uppalur Tenneru Tarigoppula Indupalli Ventrapragada Dosapadu Gudivada to Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Moturu Guntakoduru Pasalapudi Putlacheruvu Mokasa Kalavapudi Mandavalli Kaikalur Pallevada Akividu Undi Bhimavaram Town to Bhimavaram–Narasapuram branch line Bhimavaram Junction Vendra Aravalli Manchili Attili Relangi Velpuru Tanuku Kaldhari Nidadavolu Junction to Howrah-Chennai main line
Location
Bhimavaram Town Location in Andhra Pradesh Show map of Andhra Pradesh Bhimavaram Town Location in India Show map of 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 super fast train was vskp-ltt SF express (12749/12750) runs on Wednesday and Saturday at present it was converted into ordernary vskp-ltt (18519/18520) express daily

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Bhimavaram Town is categorized as a Non-Subruban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station.[3] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway 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 (ATVM's).[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.