Krishna Canal Junction railway station

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| name = Krishna Canal Junction

| type = Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station

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| caption = Indian Railways logo

| address = Tadepalle, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh

| country = {{flagu|India}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|16.4774|N|80.6055|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = South Coast Railways

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| platforms = 6

| tracks = 11 broad gauge

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| structure = Standard (on ground)

| parking = Yes

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| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = KCC

| zone = South Coast Railway zone

| division = {{rwd|Vijayawada}}

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| classification = Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)

| opened = {{Start date|1872|df=y}}

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| status = Active

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| electrified = 1980–81

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Krishna Canal Junction railway station (station code:KCC){{Cite web|url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf|title=Stations on the Tenali – Krishna Canal section|date=12 September 2009|website=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry|publisher=Ministry of Indian Railways|page=10|format=PDF|access-date=16 May 2016|archive-date=14 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414150809/http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf|url-status=dead}} is an Indian Railways station in Tadepalle which is part of Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation and a satellite station of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.{{cite news|title=Train services to be partially affected for nine days|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Train-services-to-be-partially-affected-for-nine-days/article14991602.ece|access-date=20 April 2017|work=The Hindu}} It is administered by Vijayawada Railway Division of South Coast Railway zone and situated on New Delhi–Chennai, Howrah–Chennai main line. The station is the terminus for Guntur–Krishna Canal section.{{cite web|title=Operations scenario |url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,354,1042,1235 |website=South Central Railway |access-date=26 March 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915212918/http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C291%2C354%2C1042%2C1235 |archivedate=15 September 2015 |url-status=dead }} It is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) station in the division.{{cite web|url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,358,748,2213|title=Stations – Category-wise (NEW)|website=South Central Railway|access-date=25 April 2019}} It is one of the 27 rural stations in the state to have Wi-Fi.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/51-railway-stations-across-andhra-get-free-wi-fi-facility/articleshow/67878720.cms|title=51 railway stations across Andhra get free Wi-Fi facility|last=G|first=Sarthak|date=7 February 2019|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-05-02}}

History

Between 1893 and 1896, {{convert|1288|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1|title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway|publisher=South Eastern Railway|access-date=2013-01-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1|archivedate=1 April 2013|df=dmy-all}} The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.{{cite web| url =http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part III (1900–1947)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-01-19}}

As there was no railway bridge across the Krishna River, the trains from the South were terminated at this railway station and those from the North were terminated at Vijayawada railway station. The goods and passengers were transferred between the Vijayawada and Krishna Canal railway stations through barges.

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Krishna Canal is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station. 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 {{Nowrap|1 million}} passengers.{{cite web |title=Categorization of Railway Stations |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174916 |website=Press Information Bureau |access-date=20 May 2019 |date=21 March 2018}}

References

Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1872

Category:Railway stations in Guntur district

Category:Vijayawada railway division

Category:Railway junction stations in Andhra Pradesh

Category:Transport in Guntur