Rayanapadu railway station

Rayanapadu railway station (station code:RYP[2]), is an Indian Railway station in Rayanapadu and a satellite station of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.[3] It is situated on Kazipet–Vijayawada section of New Delhi–Chennai main line and is administered by Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. It is categorized as a Non-Subruban Grade-6 (NSG-6) station in the division.[4] Trains connecting Hyderabad–Howrah halts at this station, thereby bypassing and reducing congestion on the main station of Vijayawada.[5][6] There is also a proposal for a special bypass line to connect the station with Mustabada for freight trains.[7]

Rayanapadu
Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station
Location	Rayanapadu, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16°34′38″N 80°33′45″E
Owned by	Indian railways
Operated by	Indian railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line New Delhi–Chennai main line Guntur-Tenali section Tenali-Repalle branch line
Platforms	2[1]
Tracks	6 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground)
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	RYP
Zone(s)	SCoR
Division(s)	Vijayawada
Classification	Non-Subruban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
History
Opened	1899 (1899)
Electrified	1980–81
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Kondapalli Delhi-Chennai line Vijayawada
Route map Howrah–Chennai main line 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
Rayanapadu Location in Andhra Pradesh Show map of Andhra Pradesh Rayanapadu Location in India Show map of India

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Rayanapadu is categorized as a Non-Subruban 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]

See also

• List of railway stations in India

References

1. Apr 20, Ujwal Bommakanti. "Vij commuters irked over Rayanapadu pocket pinch | Vijayawada News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
2. "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nuzvid – Navabpalem section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 44. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
3. "Train services to be partially affected for nine days". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
4. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
5. India, The Hans (20 January 2019). "Rayanapadu railway station to turn satellite from April". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
6. "Transformation of Rayanapadu into satellite rly station underway". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
7. India, The Hans (23 July 2017). "New rail track proposed between Rayanapadu and Mustabada". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
8. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.