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Rajahmundry railway station

Railway station in Andhra Pradesh

Field	Value
style	Indian Railways
type	[[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg	30px]] Indian Railways
image	Rajahmundry Railway Station.jpg
address	Alcot Gardens, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, 533101, Andhra Pradesh
country	India
coordinates
elevation	3.465 m
owned	Government of India
operator	South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways
line	Chennai–Howrah
platform	5
tracks	10
parking	Available
accessible
status	Functioning
code	{{Indian railway code
code	RJY
zone	South Central Railway zone
division
opened
rebuilt	(first)
(second)
electrified	Yes
passengers	530,000/day
pass_system	250 trains (including all pairs of vande Bharat/ Amrit Bharat/ Uday Double Decker/ super fast express/ mail trains)/day

(second) There are two railway stations in Rajahmundry.

Rajahmundry railway station (station code:RJY) located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Rajahmundry in East Godavari district. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone). Rajahmundry railway station has computerized reservation facilities (with all-India linkage)

History

The Godavari Dam Construction Railway was used for transporting materials for the construction of the Dowlaisweram Anicut at Rajahmundry around 1845. The project was completed in 1852 and the railway was closed down.

Between 1893 and 1896, 1288 km of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic. The construction of the Old Godavari Bridge in 1897 The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Rajahmundry is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-2 (NSG-2) railway station. Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–2 category station earns between – crore and handles 10–20 million passengers.

Structure and amenities

In 2013, was spent on improving the amenities at the station. It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs). The station has roof top solar panels installed by the Indian railways, along with various railway stations and service buildings in the country, as a part of sourcing 500 MW solar energy. Elevators at platform 1&3. Escalators on 1&3: prepaid AC waiting hall & VIP lounge on platform.

References

"IR History: Early Days – I". IRFCA.
(27 February 2023). "Chennai Central becomes India's first 'silent' railway station". The New Indian Express.
(2015). "Station Code Index".
(28 January 2016). "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations".
Darvill, Simon. "India's first railways". IRFCA.
"Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway.
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"IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA.
"Stations – Category-wise (NEW)".
(21 March 2018). "Categorization of Railway Stations".
(26 March 2009). "Railway GM inspects amenities at Rajahmundry". [[The Hindu]].
(27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu.
(10 April 2018). "Solar Panels at Railway Stations".
(11 April 2018). "Solar Panels Installed at railway stations Across Country – Full List".

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