Machilipatnam railway station

Machilipatnam
మచిలీపట్నం
मचिलिपट्नम्
Indian Railway Station
Location Machilipatnam, Krishna distt., Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 16°10′19″N 81°08′18″E / 16.17188°N 81.13839°E / 16.17188; 81.13839Coordinates: 16°10′19″N 81°08′18″E / 16.17188°N 81.13839°E / 16.17188; 81.13839
Elevation 14 m (46 ft)
Line(s) Machilipatnam-Gudivada section of Nidadavolu-Bhimavaram-Gudivada-Vijayawada branch line
Platforms 2
Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code MTM
Zone(s) South Central Railway
Division(s) Vijayawada
History
Opened 4 Feb, 1908
Location
Machlipatnam railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Machilipatnam railway station, located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Machilipatnam in Krishna district. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[1]

Classification

Machilipatnam railway station is an ‘B’–category station. It is recognized as a Model station and Adarsh station in the Vijayawada railway division.[2][3]

Express trains originated/terminated

Train Name
Machilipatnam - Yeshwanthpur Kondaveedu Express
Machilipatnam - Tirupati Express
Machilipatnam - Secunderabad Machilipatnam Express

Line doubling

The Vijayawada-Machilipatnam line is scheduled to be doubled by 2016.[4]

New line survey

New line surveys to be taken up in 2012-13 include Machilipatnam-Repalle via Nizampatnam.[5]

References

  1. "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. "Vijayawada division - A Profile" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. "Jump in SCR Vijayawada division revenue". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. "Vijayawada Railway Division earnings cross Rs. 2,000 crores mark". The Hindu, 14 April 2011. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  5. "Salient features of Railway Budget 2012-13". SC Railway. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
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