Balabhadrapuram railway station

16°57′59″N 82°00′02″E / 16.966369°N 82.000422°E / 16.966369; 82.000422Elevation23 m (75 ft)^[1]Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Coast Railway zoneLine(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line andPlatforms3Tracks4 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBBPM Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone^{[citation needed]} Division(s) VijayawadaHistoryElectrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE

Location
Balabhadrapuram railway station Location in Andhra Pradesh Show map of India Balabhadrapuram railway station Balabhadrapuram railway station (Andhra Pradesh) Show map of Andhra Pradesh

Balabhadrapuram is an Indian Railways station in Balabhadrapuram, a village 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. Six trains halt in this station every day. It is the 3049th-busiest station in the country.^{[2][unreliable source?]}

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.^[3] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.^[4]

References

External links

• Balabhadrapuram railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Bikkavolu towards Visakhapatnam		South Coast Railway zone Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line		Anaparti towards Vijayawada