Rajahmundry railway station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Alcot Gardens , Rajahmundry , East Godavari District, 533101 , Andhra Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 13°04′57″N80°16′30″E / 13.0825°N 80.2750°E /13.0825; 80.2750 | ||||
| Elevation | 3.465 metres (11.37 ft) | ||||
| System |  Indian Railways | ||||
| Owned by | Government of India | ||||
| Operated by | South Central Railway zone ofIndian Railways | ||||
| Line | Chennai–Howrah | ||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||
| Tracks | 10 | ||||
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| Parking | Available | ||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | RJY | ||||
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada Railway Division | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1873; 152 years ago (1873)[1] | ||||
| Rebuilt | 1959; 66 years ago (1959) (first) 1998; 27 years ago (1998) (second) | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 530,000/day[2] (250 trains (including all pairs of vande Bharat/ Amrit Bharat/ Uday Double Decker/ super fast express/ mail trains)/day[2]) | |||||
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Rajahmundry railway station (station code:RJY[3]) located in the Indian state ofAndhra Pradesh, servesRajahmundry inEast Godavari district. It is administered underVijayawada railway division ofSouth Coast Railway zone (formerlySouth Central Railway zone).[4] Rajahmundry railway station has computerized reservation facilities (with all-India linkage)
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.[5]
Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of theEast Coast State Railway, betweenVijayawada andCuttack was opened for traffic.[6] The construction of theOld Godavari Bridge in 1897[7] and construction of the Vijayawada–Madras link in 1899 enabled the through running of trains.[7] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[8]
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Rajahmundry is categorized as aNon-Suburban Grade-2 (NSG-2) railway station.[9] 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₹100–₹500crore and handles10–20 million passengers.[10]
In 2013,₹36 million (US$430,000) was spent on improving the amenities at the station.[11] It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[12] The station has roof topsolar panels installed by the Indian railways, along with various railway stations and service buildings in the country, as a part of sourcing 500MWsolar energy.[13][14] Elevators at platform 1&3. Escalators on 1&3: prepaid AC waiting hall & VIP lounge on platform.
Rajahmundry travel guide from Wikivoyage
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| Kadiyam towards ? | South Central Railway zone | Kovvur towards ? | ||
| South Central Railway zone | Godavari towards ? | |||
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