Gannavaram_railway_station

Gannavaram railway station

Gannavaram railway station

Railway station in Andhra Pradesh, India

Gannavaram railway station (station code:GWM[1]) is an Indian Railways station in Gannavaram of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Duvvada–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.[2] It serves one of the satellite stations of Vijayawada railway station.[3] It is one of the 27 rural stations in the state to have Wi-Fi.[4]

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Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gannavaram is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[5] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–6 category station earns nearly ₹1 crore and handles close to 1 million passengers.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Stations on the Tenali – Krishna Canal section" (PDF). Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Ministry of Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 1. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Stations on the Gudivada–Machilipatnam section" (PDF). Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Ministry of Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 1. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. [3]
    Papasani, Phanindra (29 March 2016). "Four satellite stations and additional 500 trains for Krishna Pushkarams". Times of India. Vijayawada. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. [4]
    G, Sarthak (7 February 2019). "51 railway stations across Andhra get free Wi-Fi facility". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.


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