Kesavaram railway station

Location
	Kesavaram railway station Location in Andhra Pradesh Kesavaram railway station Kesavaram railway station (Andhra Pradesh)

Kesavaram
Kesavaram
Passenger train station
General information
Location	Kesavaram, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh; India
Coordinates	16°55′52″N 81°52′50″E / 16.931071°N 81.880584°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 and
Platforms	2
Tracks	2 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KSVM
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Location
	Kesavaram railway station Location in Andhra Pradesh Kesavaram railway station Kesavaram railway station (Andhra Pradesh)

Kesavaram is an Indian Railways station in Kesavaram, a village in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. Five trains halt in this station every day. It is the 3520th-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]