Kovvur railway station (station code:KVR[1]), is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, which serves the town of Kovvur in East Godavari district. It is located on Howrah–Chennai main line and falls in the Vijayawada railway division of the South Central Railway.[2]
Kovvur | ||||||||||||||||
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 Kovvur railway station signboard | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kovvur, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°00′25″N 81°43′35″E / 17.00694°N 81.72639°E | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Active | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | KVR | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada railway division | |||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Classification
editIn terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Kovvur is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) railway station.[3] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–5 category station earns between ₹1–₹10 crore and handles 1–2 million passengers.[4]
Station amenities
editIt is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[5]
References
edit- ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nidadavolu Jn. – Kovvuru section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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