Godavari_railway_station
Godavari railway station
Railway station in Andhra Pradesh
Godavari railway station (station code:GVN[1]), is a railway station in Rajahmundry sub-urban. It falls in the Vijayawada railway division of the South Coast Railway of the Indian Railways.[2]
Godavari | |||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||
Godavari railway station | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°00′26″N 81°46′17″E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line | ||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||
| Station code | GVN | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||
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In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Godavari is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) railway station.[3] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–5 category station earns between ₹1–₹10 crore and handles 1–2 million passengers.[4]
It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[5]
- "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Kovvuru – Rajahmundry section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 26. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
Rajahmundry travel guide from Wikivoyage
| Preceding station |  Indian Railways |
Following station | ||
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| Rajahmundry towards Visakhapatnam |
South Coast Railway zone | Kovvur towards Vijayawada | ||
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