Ravikampadu railway station

17°13′46″N 82°22′01″E / 17.229353°N 82.367057°E / 17.229353; 82.367057Elevation28 m (92 ft)^[1]Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Central Railway zoneLine(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line andPlatforms2Tracks3 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeRVD Zone(s) South Central Railway zone Division(s) VijayawadaHistoryElectrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLEPrevious namesIt was established because of Muthyala satyanarayana a farmer

Location
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Ravikampadu railway station (station code:RVD^[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Ravikampadu, a village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. Eight trains halt in this station every day. It is the 3885th-busiest station in the country.^{[3][unreliable source?]}

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.^[4] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.^[5]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Ravikampadu is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.^[6] 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.^[7]

References

External links

• Ravikampadu railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Annavaram towards Visakhapatnam		South Central Railway zone Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line		Durgada Gate towards Vijayawada