Vijayawada railway division
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 Vijayawada station | |
| Reporting mark | BZA |
|---|---|
| Locale | Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Dates of operation | 1956– |
| Predecessor | Southern Railways |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
| Previous gauge | Metre |
| Length | 958.926 kilometres (595.849 mi) |
| Headquarters | Vijayawada |
| Website |
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Vijayawada railway division is one of the six railway divisions under South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division are located at Vijayawada.[1]
History
It was formed as one of the eight divisions in Southern Railway on 16 May 1956. After the formation of South Central Railway zone, the division was integrated into it on 2 October 1966.[2]
Jurisdiction
The division is located completely in Andhra Pradesh and covers the districts of Krishna, Guntur, West Godavari, East Godavari, Prakasam, Nellore and Visakhpatnam.[1][3] There are total 270 passenger trains with 78 daily expresses, 44 average non-daily expresses, 129 passenger trains, 15 average non-daily passenger trains, 2 work men special, 2 rail buses and 180 average no. of freight trains.[2]
Sections and branch lines
The division has a broad gauge route of 958.926 km (595.849 mi) and a running track of 1,642.160 km (1,020.391 mi). There are three electrified lines in the division with 701 km (436 mi) of total route and 1,936 km (1,203 mi) of total track. There is no metre gauge track in the division. The Gudur–Duvvada (Vijayawada–Gudur and Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam), Vijayawada–Kondapalli and Samalkot–Kakinada Port are electrified and double-track railway lines.[4][5][1][6] While, Gudivada–Machilipatnam and Bhimavaram–Narasapuram are non–electrified and single-track railway lines.[7][8] Kondapalli railway station is the divisional interchange station.[9]
The lines and sections under the jurisdiction of the Vijayawada division are listed below:
| Route | Type of track | Traction | Route (km.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gudur–Duvvada (excl.) (km 134.30–759.7) | Double | Electric | 625.40 |
| Vijayawada–Kondapalli (km 586.5–568.0) | Double | Electric | 18.5 |
| Gudivada–Machilipatnam | Single | Diesel | 36.70 |
| Bhimavaram–Narasapuram branch line | Single | Diesel | 29.46 |
| Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line (Vijayawada–Bhimavaram Town–Nidadavolu) | Single | Diesel | 154.75 |
| Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line | Double | Electric | 15.60 |
| Venkatachalam–Krishnapatnam Port | 18.59 | ||
| Kakinada Town–Kotipalli | 44.70 | ||
| Total | 943.7 | ||
Source:
Note:
- excl.– Station excluded / not under the divisional jurisdiction
- km– Kilometer measure of distance between two lines
- Vijayawada–Gudivada section (42.69km) is covered in Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line. Duvvada–Gudur section covers, both Duvvada–Vijayawada section and Vijayawada–Gudur sections)
Stations and categories
The below table depicts the stations under the Vijayawada division and their category. There are 6 stations not handling coaching traffic. They are Gunadala, Komarampudi, Krishnapatnam, Nidiguntapalem, Sarpavaram and Venkatachalam Road.[2]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 Category | 1 | Vijayawada |
| A Category | 13 | Anakapalli, Bhimavaram Town, Chirala, Eluru, Gudur†, Kakinada Town†, Nellore†, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Tadepalligudem, Tenali, Tuni |
| B Category | 12 | Annavaram, Bapatla†, Bhimavaram Jn, Gudivada, Kakinada Port, Kavali, Machilipatnam†, Narasapuram, Nidadavolu Junction, Palakollu, Singarayakonda and Tanuku. |
| D Category | 14 | Akividu, Anaparti, Dwarapudi†, Godavari, Kaikaluru, Kovvur, Narsipatnam Road, Nidubrolu, Pedana, Pithapuram, Powerpet, Vedayapalem, Viravasaram and Yelamanchili |
| E Category | 77 | - |
| F Category | 44 | - |
| Total | 161 | - |
- †– Adarsh Stations[12]
Performance and earnings
Vijayawada railway division generates much of its revenue from freight transport, which includes major commodities like coal, fertilisers, food grains, cement etc. Krishnapatnam and Kakinada Ports are the two main revenue earners for the division in freight transport.[13] For the financial year 2014–15, the gross earnings of the division was a whooping ₹4603.27 crore (US$680 million).[12] It includes ₹764.85 crore (US$110 million) in terms of passenger transport and ₹3710.68 crore (US$550 million) in freight transport. It recorded a 47.89% increase in its freight revenues as compared to its previous year which stands at ₹2509 crore (US$370 million).[14][12]
The financial year of 2015–16 earned 5.62 percent more gross revenue than its previous year.[15]
The below table shows the revenue and serving traffic of both passenger and freight from 2011–12 financial year.
| Revenue[14] (in million rupees) |
2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14[16][12] | 2014–15[12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger | 501.05 |
548.91 |
661 |
764.85 |
| Freight | 1,706.44 |
2,293.78 |
2,509 |
3,710.68 |
| Gross | 2,291.18 |
2,932.85 |
3,280 |
4,603.27 |
- Gross includes passenger, freight, sundry and other coaching revenues
| Services[14] | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013-14[16][17] | 2014-15[12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of passengers (millions) |
98.34 |
98.57 |
102 |
93.52 |
| Volume of freight (million tonnes) |
24.802 |
28.332 |
30.26 |
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References
- 1 2 3 "Vijayawada Division". Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- 1 2 3 "Vijayawada division - A Profile" (PDF). South Central Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jurisdiction of division". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ↑ "Traction Distribution". South Central Railway. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "Prabhu's boost to KCR'S temple tourism dream". The Times of India (Hyderabad). 26 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "Kakinada Port station to be opened next month". The Hindu (Kakinada). 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ Staff Reporter. "Doubling of Vijayawada-Bhimavaram line to boost economy". The Hindu.
- ↑ G. V. R. Subba Rao; V. Raghavendra (8 July 2014). "Politicians fail to make railway projects a reality". The Hindu (Vijayawada). Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ "Divisional inter change points on SCR division" (PDF). South Central Railway. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "Vijayawada Division System map" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "South Central Railway". www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jump in SCR Vijayawada division revenue". The Hindu (Vijayawada). 28 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ports major source of revenue for Vijayawada rail division". The Hindu Business Line. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 Srinivas, Rajulapudi (13 May 2013). "SCR Vijayawada Division shines". The Hindu (Vijayawada). Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "Vijayawada rail division registers 5.62 p. c. growth in earnings". The Hindu (Vijayawada). 31 December 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Vijayawada railway division's revenue goes up at Rs 3280 crore". Vijayawada: The Economic Times. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "Vijayawada Div. to have 150 automatic railway ticket vending machines soon". The Hindu (Vijayawada). 14 April 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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