Badampudi railway station (station code:BPY[1]), is an Indian Railways station in Badampudi village of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Pulla village. It lies on the Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line of Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.[2] It halts for 10 trains every day.
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Badampudi, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°49′41″N 81°28′26″E / 16.828125°N 81.473823°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms are gravel | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | BPY | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1893–96 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1995–96 | ||||||||||
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History
editBetween 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]
Classification
editIn terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Badampudi is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[5] 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.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nuzvid–Navabpalem section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "BPY/Badampudi Railway Station – Train Departure Timings". India Rail Info.
- ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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