Gudivada Junction railway station

{{Short description|Railway junction station in Andhra Pradesh, India}}

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| address = Gudivada
Krishna district
Andhra Pradesh

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| country = India

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| operator = Indian Railways

| line = Vijayawada–Gudivada section, Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line, Vijayawada-Nidadavolu loop line

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| platforms = 5

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Gudivada Junction railway station (station code: GDV){{cite web|title=Station Code Index|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2015-16/Station_Code(1).pdf|website=Portal of Indian Railways|access-date=31 May 2017|page=2|format=PDF}} is an Indian Railways station in Gudivada of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line, Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.{{cite web|title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf |access-date=18 January 2016 |page=7 |format=PDF}}{{Cite web|url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf|title=Stations on the Gudivada–Machilipatnam section|date=12 September 2009|website=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry|publisher=Ministry of Indian Railways|page=6|format=PDF|access-date=23 June 2017}}

File:Gudivada Junction Entrance view.jpg

History

As per Indian Railway History Time Line Bezwada–Masulipatam-79.61 km opened on 4 February 1908. Masulipatam–Masuliptam Port (tidallock)-3.75 km opened on 1 January 1909. (Bezwada-Masulitam Port (tidallock) total km 83.36. Gudivada–Bhimavaram–Gudivada-65.34 km opened on 17 September 1928 by MSMR-SR.

Metre gauge. Two additional light passenger trains each way were introduced on the Gudivada–Masulipatam section, also one additional light train on the Gudivada–Bhimavaram section in 1936–37 Railway Budget

GDV–BVRM broad-gauge railway opened by Jagjivan Ram Railway Minister on 8 October 1961. The first solar powered colour light signals on South Central Railway was provided at LC gate No. 55 near Gudivada station of Vijayawada Division in 2000.{{cite web|title=Budget Speech 1958–59|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1958-59.pdf|website=Indian Railways|access-date=28 September 2015|page=136|format=PDF}}{{cite web|title=Budget Speech 1960-61|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1960-61.pdf|website=Indian Railways|access-date=28 September 2015|page=154|format=PDF}}

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gudivada is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station.{{cite web |title=Stations – Category-wise (NEW) |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,358,748,2213 |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=23 April 2019}} Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between {{₹|20}}–{{₹|100}} crore and handles {{Nowrap|5–10 million}} passengers.{{Cite web |title=Categorization of Railway Stations |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=177784}}

Station amenities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring rooms, health unit, elevators, escalators, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, railway parcel service etc. It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).{{cite news |author=|title=SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/SCR-introduces-mobile-paper-ticketing-facility-in-38-stations/article17099376.ece |access-date=5 May 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=27 January 2017 }}

Upgradation

Gudivada Junction railway station under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme will be upgraded and modernised along with the 1274 other railway stations in India. The scheme envisages improvement of building, integrating the station with both sides of the city, multimodal integration, amenities for divyangjans, sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballastless tracks, ‘Roof Plazas’ as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centres at the station in the long term.{{Cite news |last=Srinivas |first=Rajulapudi |date=2023-03-08 |title=Around 70 railway stations in Andhra Pradesh to get facelift under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/around-70-railway-stations-in-andhra-pradesh-to-get-facelift-under-amrit-bharat-station-scheme/article66595809.ece |access-date=2023-03-16 |issn=0971-751X}}

References

External links

Category:Railway junction stations in Andhra Pradesh

Category:Railway stations in Krishna district

Category:Vijayawada railway division