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Visakhapatnam Junction
1)Visakhapatnam railway station in 2021 (day) 2)Visakhapatnam railway station in 2011 3) Visakhapatnam railway station in 2021 (night)
General information
Location	Gnanapuram,Railway New Colony, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh-530004 India
Coordinates	17°43′20″N83°17′23″E / 17.7221°N 83.2897°E /17.7221; 83.2897
Elevation	5.970 metres (19.59 ft)
System	Regional rail,Light rail &Goods railway station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Lines	Howrah–Chennai main line Visakhapatnam–Kirandul line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section ofHowrah–Chennai main line
Platforms	8
Tracks	10
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	VSKP
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Waltair
History
Opened	7th October 1896 (128 years ago)
Rebuilt	2017
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Waltair
Route map km toKhurda Road–Visakhapatnam section toKothavalasa–Kirandul line 24 Kothavalasa 15 Pendurti 8 Simhachalam North 7 Simhachalam 6 Gopalapatnam NH 16 Marshalling yard on right lines 4 Marripalem /Visakhapatnam Airport Naval Dockyard Essar Steel Iron Ore sidings 9 Kottapalem Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour 0 Visakhapatnam Hindustan Zinc BHPV NH 16 Coromandel International Visakhapatnam Refinery ofHPCL Visakhapatnam port channel in blue Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour Hindustan Shipyard Visakhapatnam Port - Outer harbour Dolphin's Nose (hill withlighthouse) Link toBay of Bengal Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Gangavaram Port 17 Duvvada NH 16 Simhadri STPP ofNTPC 27 Thadi NH 16 33 Anakapalle toVisakhapatnam–Vijayawada section
Location Visakhapatnam Junction Location within Visakhapatnam Interactive map

Visakhapatnam Junction (station code:VSKP) is a railway station located inVisakhapatnam in the Indian state ofAndhra Pradesh.categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-1 (NSG-1)station.Visakhapatnam Railway Station is a major revenue earner for Indian Railways. In the financial years 2021-22 to 2023-24, it topped the list of 20 highest-earning stations in India, generating Rs. 554.31 crores.the railway station that generates the most revenue among all the railway stations in Andhra Pradesh.

It has eight platforms,As part of the Visakhapatnam Railway station redevelopment, six More platforms are being constructed The station will then have a total of 14 platforms with 250 trains passing by every day. It is the largest Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh. It is on theHowrah–Chennai main line and is being operated byEast coast Railway. It is the headquarters of South Coast Railway. It will soon be administered bySouth Coast Railway which is newest zone to be formed.

Visakhapatnam is also the headquarters ofSouth Coast Railway. Originally named the Waltair railway station, it was founded in 1896. It was renamed as Visakhapatnam junction in 1987.

From 1893 to 1896, 1,287 km (800 mi) of track, covering the coast fromCuttack toVijayawada, were built byBengal Nagpur Railway (later South Eastern Railway). The station was founded as Waltair railway station in 1896,^[1][2] and Bengal Nagpur Railway's line to Cuttack was opened on 1 January 1899.^[1] In 1902, the company took over the 514 km (319 mi)-long northern portion of the East Coast line to Cuttack, including the branch line toPuri.^[2][3] The southern part was subsequently merged withMadras and Southern Mahratta Railway.

Visakhapatnam has been a busy station since it was part of theEast Coast Railway zone to today. Platforms are not always available for incoming trains, and the average train's halt period is at least 20 minutes.^[4]

If a train is late, trains after it are stopped atDuvvada orVizianagaram.^[5] TheRoute Relay Interlocking (RRI) system is an arrangement of signal apparatus, preventing conflicting movements through an arrangement of tracks such as junctions or crossings. It is a cause for trains being delayed after they pass through Duvvada.

Over 5,000 people per day travel between Visakhapatnam andSecunderabad,^{[clarification needed]} which are connected by over 18 trains, including the newly inauguratedVisakhapatnam - Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express. Another route, theHyderabad–Visakhapatnam Godavari Express of theSouth Central Railway, passes into Visakhapatnam.

Visakhapatnam station's area is 103,178 m² (1,110,600 sq ft).^[6] There are eightplatforms, most of which are the same size, and all of the tracks arebroad-gauge andelectrified.

The station features escalators and a bus station. A majority of platforms are wheelchair-friendly and accessible via ramp.

Over 200 employees work in the station.^[6]

There areWi-Fi facilities and a 'fun zone' for children.^[7] The east and west terminals^{[clarification needed]} are equipped with reservation counters.

TheDiesel Loco Shed at Visakhapatnam is the largest ofIndian Railways, with a capacity to accommodate 300diesel locomotives.^[8] TheElectric Loco Shed can accommodate 297 locomotives.

Visakhapatnam has been named the cleanest railway station in the country by theQuality Council of India^[9] and earned a platinum rating for beingenvironmentally friendly from theIndian Green Building Council (IGBC).^[10]

• List of railway stations in India
• Chennai Central railway station

• Visakhapatnam travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Marripalem towards ?		South Coast Railway zone Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section ofHowrah–Chennai main line		Terminus

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