Simhachalam railway station

Simhachalam railway station (station code:SCM), located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Simhachalam in Visakhapatnam district. It lies on the Howrah-Chennai main line.

Simhachalam

సింహాచలం
Indian Railway Station
LocationGopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530027
India
Coordinates17.7452°N 83.2208°E / 17.7452; 83.2208
Elevation27 meters
Line(s)Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line
Platforms2
TracksBroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSCM
Zone(s) South Coast Railway
Division(s) Waltair railway division
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Simhachalam
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Simhachalam
Location in India
Railways around Visakhapatnam
km to Khurda Road-Visakhapatnam section
to Kothavalasa-Kirandul line
24 Kothavalasa
15 Pendurti
8 Simhachalam North
7 Simhachalam
6 Gopalapatnam
NH 16
Marshalling yard on right lines
4 Marripalem / Visakhapatnam Airport
Naval Dockyard
Essar Steel
Iron Ore sidings
9 Kottapalem
Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour
0 Visakhapatnam
Hindustan Zinc
BHPV
NH 16
Coromandel International
Visakhapatnam Refinery of HPCL
Visakhapatnam port channel in blue
Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour
Hindustan Shipyard Limited
Visakhapatnam Port - Outer harbour
Dolphin's Nose (hill with lighthouse)
Link to Bay of Bengal
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
Gangavaram Port
17 Duvvada
NH 16
Simhadri STPP of NTPC
27 Thadi
NH 16
33 Anakapalle
to Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section

History
Durg-VSKP Passenger

Simhachalam railway station is third busiest railway station in executive capital of Andhra Pradesh (Visakhapatnam) after Visakhapatnam railway station and Duvvada railway station. It mainly serves purpose to reach Simhachalam and the surrounding locale.

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the South Eastern Railway was opened for traffic. In 1898–99, Bengal Nagpur Railway was linked to the lines in southern India.[1]

Visakhapatnam steel plant was established in the 1980s and the first coke oven battery was commissioned in 1989.[2] South Coast Railway is the present operator.

Transportation

Simhachalam railway station is well connected to all over Visakhapatnam.

  • BUSSES TO SIMHACHALAM: (28H,28,28Z/H,6A/H,55H,540,549,6H)
  • BUSSES TO KOTTAVALASA: (55K,28K)
  • BUSSES TO VIZAG RTC COMPLEX (BUS STATION): (6A/H,28H,12D,300C,28K,28A,28Z/H,333,555)
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See also

References
  1. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. "Visakhapatnam Steel Plant". Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Marripalem
South Coast Railway zone
Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line
Pendurthi


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