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Bhimavaram Town Halt railway station

Coordinates: 16°32′50″N 81°31′09″E / 16.5472761°N 81.5191696°E / 16.5472761; 81.5191696
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Bhimavaram Town Railway Station
Railway station
General information
LocationBhimavaram, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates16°32′50″N 81°31′09″E / 16.5472761°N 81.5191696°E / 16.5472761; 81.5191696
Line(s)
Tracks2 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground)
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeBVRT
Zone(s) SCoRTooltip South Coast Railway zone
Division(s) VijayawadaTooltip Vijayawada railway division
ClassificationNSG-3
History
Opened1899 (1899)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Undi
towards ?
Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Vendra
towards ?
Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line Bhimavaram Junction
towards ?
Location
Bhimavaram Town Railway Station is located in Andhra Pradesh
Bhimavaram Town Railway Station
Bhimavaram Town Railway Station
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Bhimavaram Town Railway Station is located in India
Bhimavaram Town Railway Station
Bhimavaram Town Railway Station
Location in India
Map
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Bhimavaram town railway station

Bhimavaram Town Railway Station (station code:BVRT[1]) is an Indian Railways station in Bhimavaram of Andhra Pradesh. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.

History

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GDV–BVRM Broad gauge railway opened by Jagjivan Ram Railway Minister on 8 October 1961. First express train passing through BVRT is Narsapur express (17255/17256) introduced in year 1-10-1979, first AC train was Cocanada SF Express (12775/12776) cct-sec and non-AC Superfast train was vskp-ltt SF Express (12749/12750) runs on Wednesday and Saturday at present it was converted into ordinary vskp-ltt (18519/18520) Express daily

Bhimavaram Town is an NSG-3 category station in the Vijayawada – Bhimavaram Junction section with an average footfall of 7587 passengers per day and annual earnings of 33.20 crores. All express & passenger trains are having a stoppage at this station.

Bhimavaram Town railway station is in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the principal trade centers of paddy in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Agriculture-based businesses like food processing, aquaculture, rice mills, etc., are the chief sources of the town's revenue. Bhimavaram is famous for the Gunupudi Someswara (Somarama) temple, which is one of the five holy Pancharamas and the temple of the local deity Mavullamma. The Shiva lingam is known for changing its color according to the lunar month: Black during Amavasya (No moon day) and white during Pournami (full moon day).

Classification

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It falls under NSG-3 railway station category.

Daily Connectivity

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Bhimavaram town station is very well connected to Major cities, with the below availability of trains

City frequency
Hyderabad 3 Express trains daily
Vishakapatnam 3 Express trains daily
Mumbai 1 Express train daily
Bangalore 1 Express train daily
Tirupati 2 Express trains daily
Chennai 1 Express train daily
Shirdi(Nagarsol) 1 Express train week 5 days via KZJ
Shirdi(Nagarsol) 1 Express train weekly twice via GNT

Time-Table

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Train name (no.) passing via Bhimavaram Town Arrives Departs Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Ns Tpty Express (17404) 18:24 18:25 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Vskp Ltt Express (12749) 12:58 12:59 N N Y N N Y N
Ltt Vskp Superfast Express (12750) 10:24 10:26 N N N Y N N Y
Narsapur Express (07218) 3:23 3:25 N N N N N Y Y
Ald Cct Special (07240) 2:13 2:15 N N Y N N N N
Cocanada Express (12775) 22:28 22:30 N Y N Y N N Y
Hyb Cct Special (07001) 8:10 8:12 N N N N N N Y
Cct Sc Superfast Special (07201) 18:35 18:37 Y N N N Y N N
Ns Hydrabad Express (17255) 19:54 19:55 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Ns Qln Special (07217) 21:58 22:00 Y Y N N N N N
Ns Sc Special (07255) 20:57 20:59 N N N Y N N N
Cocanada Express (12776) 4:17 4:18 Y N Y N Y N N
Tpty Mtm Ns Express (17401) 4:59 5:00 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Bsp Tpty Express (17481) 5:01 5:02 N Y N N N Y N
Nsl Ns Express (17232) 8:08 8:10 Y N N N N Y N
Nsl Ns Express (17214) 8:09 8:10 N Y Y Y Y N Y
Sheshadri Express (17210) 20:17 20:18 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Circar Express (17644) 17:43 17:44 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Ns Nsl Express (17213) 11:13 11:15 Y Y Y Y N Y N
Ltt Vskp Express (18520) 6:24 6:25 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Seshadri Express (17209) 3:17 3:18 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Circar Express (17643) 5:24 5:25 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Mtm Vskp Passenger (57229) 23:53 23:54 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Cct Sc Superfast Special (07102) 18:38 18:40 Y N N N N N N
Visakha Express (17016) 1:20 1:21 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Tpty Puri Express (17480) 21:29 21:30 Y Y Y N Y Y N
Tpty Bsp Express (17482) 21:29 21:30 N N N Y N N Y
Narasapur Express (17256) 6:49 6:50 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Puri Tpty Express (17479) 5:01 5:02 Y N Y Y Y N Y
Ns Nsl Express (17231) 11:14 11:15 N N N N Y N Y
Vskp Ltt Express (18519) 3:44 3:45 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Visakha Express (17015) 21:43 21:44 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
NS-NSL Express(17231) 11:53 09:45 N N N N Y N Y

References

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  1. ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 29 April 2019.