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Balabhadrapuram railway station

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Balabhadrapuram
Passenger train station
General information
LocationBalabhadrapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates16°57′59″N 82°00′02″E / 16.966369°N 82.000422°E / 16.966369; 82.000422
Elevation23 m (75 ft)[1]
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Coast Railway zone
Line(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Platforms3
Tracks4 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBBPM
Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone[citation needed]
Division(s) Vijayawada
History
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Balabhadrapuram railway station is located in India
Balabhadrapuram railway station
Balabhadrapuram railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Balabhadrapuram railway station is located in Andhra Pradesh
Balabhadrapuram railway station
Balabhadrapuram railway station
Balabhadrapuram railway station (Andhra Pradesh)

Balabhadrapuram is an Indian Railways station in Balabhadrapuram, a village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. Six trains halt in this station every day. It is the 3049th-busiest station in the country.[2][unreliable source?]

History

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Balabhadrapuram/BBPM".
  2. ^ "RPubs India". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ^ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
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Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Bikkavolu South Coast Railway zone Anaparti
towards Vijayawada