VIJAYAWADA DIVISION A PROFILE - South Central Railway

VIJAYAWADA DIVISION
A PROFILE
After integration of Madras and Southern Maratha Railway, South Indian Railways
and Mysore State Railway came in to existence on 14.04.1951 and Vijayawada
division was formed as one of the eight divisions of Southern Railway on 16.05.1956.
On Formation of South Central Railway on 02.10.1966, Vijayawada Division became
part of it. The Vijayawada Division forms a vital link in the network of Indian
Railways. It is the threshold to South India and connects East, South, West and
North.
Vijayawada Division and stations
Category of station
No. of
stations
Names of stations
A-1 Category 1 Vijayawada
A Category 14 Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Chirala, Tenali,
Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Godavari,
Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Kakinada Town,
Kakinada Port, Anakapalli, Bhimavaram
Town
B Category 11 Kavali, Bapatla, Nidadavole, Annavaram,
Tuni, Gudivada, Machilipatnam, Tanuku,
Narasapur, Palakollu and Bhimavaram
Jn,
D category 13 Vedayapalem, Singarayakonda,
Nidubrolu, Powerpet, Kovvur, Dwarapudi,
Anaparthi, Pithapuram, Narsipatnam
Road, Elamanchili, Akividu, Kaikalur and
Pedana
E category 69
F category 53
Total 161
Stations not handling 5 Gunadala, Nidiguntapalem,
coaching traffic
Venkatachalam Road, Krishnapatnam
and Sarpavaram
Average No. of trains dealt per day
Daily express trains 78
Avg. Non-daily express trains 35
Passenger trains 129
Avg. Non-daily passenger trains 15
Work men special 02
Rail bus 02
Total Passenger trains dealt 261
Average No. of Freight trains 155

Passenger Amenities/Freight facilities – Vijayawada Division
Model Stations 10 Vijayawada, Nellore, Ongole, Tenali, Eluru, Rajahmundry,
Kakinada Town, Samalkot, Anakapalli and Bhimavaram
Town
ADARSH
stations
05 Nellore, Gudur, Bapatla, Dwarapudi and Kakinada Town.
“Touch & Feel” 26 26- “A1”, “A” and “B” Category stations over the division.
items stations
No. of Unified
Locations (UTS
+ PRS)
No. of PRS
stand alone
locations
48 Bitragunta, Ulavapadu, Singarayakonda, Tanguturu,
Ammanabrolu, Chinnaganjam, Vetapalem, Stuartpuram,
Appikatla, Nidubrolu, Tsunduru, Duggirala, Pedavadlapudi,
Rayanapadu, Kondapalli, Gannavaram, Telaprolu, Nuzvid,
Powerpet, Bhimadole, Pulla, Chebrolu, Navabpalem,
Chagallu, Kovvur, Dwarapudi, Anaparthi, Bikkavolu,
Kakinada Port, Ramachandrapuram, Pithapuram,
Gollaprolu, Annavaram, Narsipatnam Road, Elamanchili,
Madhuranagar, Gudlavalleru, Kavutaram, Pedana,
Chilakalapudi, Machilipatnam, Mandavalli, Kaikalur,
Akividu, Undi, PennadaAgraharam, Viravasaram and Attili
(Extra Unified counters in Booking Offices):
Ongole, Tenali, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry (East),
Kakinada Town (2), Gudivada and Bhimavaram Jn.
29 Gudur, Nellore, Kavali, Ongole, Chirala, Bapatla, Tenali,
Vijayawada, Benz circle (Vijayawada), Bhavanipuram
(Vijayawada), Satyanarayanapuram (Vijayawada),
Powerpet, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavole, Godavari,
Rajahmundry, Amalapuram, Samalkot, Kakinada Town,
Yanam, Tuni, Anakapalli, Gudivada, Machilipatnam
(satellite), Bhimavaram Town, Palakol, Narasapur and
Tanuku.
PRS (e- Seva) 1 Nellore (Dargamitta)
PRS (Post
office)
No. of UTS
stand alone
locations
13 Aam Aadmi Post office – Dwaraka Tirumala, Paruchuru,
G.Mamidada, Razole, Jaggampeta, Vedayapalem,
A.K.Nagar, Polavaram, Rampachodavaram, Penugonda,
Vidyanagar, Lankalakoderu, Challapalli and Nuzividu.
60 Gudur, Manubolu, Venkatachalam, Vedayapalem, Nellore,
Padugupadu, Kodavaluru, Talamanchi, Alluru Road,
SriVenkateswarapalem, Kavali, Tettu, Surareddypalem,
Ongole, Karavadi, Uppugunduru, Chirala, Bapatla, Tenali,
Krishna Canal, Vijayawada, Mustabad, Peddavutapalli,
Vatluru, Powerpet, Eluru, Denduluru, Badampudi,
Tadepalligudem, Nidadavole, Godavari, Rajahmundry,
Kadiyam, Medapadu, Samalkot, Ramachadrapuram,
Ravikampadu, Hamsavaram, Tuni, Gullipadu, Regupalem,
Narsingapalli, Bayyavaram, Anakapalli, Tadhi,
Ramavarapadu, Nidamanuru, Uppaluru, Tarigoppula,
Dosapadu, Gudivada, Moturu, Pallevada, Bhimavaram
Town, Bhimavaram Jn, Palakol, Narasapur, Aravalli,
Tanuku, and Kaldhari.
Computerized 21 Anakapalli, Tuni, Annavaram, Samalkot, Kakinada

Public
addressing
system
Town,Godavari, Rajahmundry, Nidadavole,
Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada, Tenali, Bapatla,
Chirala, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Gudivada,
Machilipatnam, Bhimavaram Town, and Bhimavaram Jn.
POET locations 39 Annavaram, Anaparthi, Pithapuram, Dwarapudi,
Elamanchili, Anakapalli, Tuni, Samalkot, Kakinada Town,
Kakinada port, Amalapuram, Rajahmundry, Godavari,
Nidadavole, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada, Benz
circle (Vijayawada), Bhavanipuram (Vijayawada),
Satyanarayanapuram (Vijayawada), Tenali, Bapatla,
Chirala, Kavali, Nellore, Gudur, Gudivada, Machilipatnam,
Akividu, Bhimavaram Town, Tanuku, Palakole, Narasapur,
Yanam, Kovvur, Bhimavaram Jn, Ongole, Machilipatnam
Train Indication
Boards
Coach indication
Boards
(Town) and Nidubrolu.
30 Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Kavali, Singarayakonda, Chirala,
Bapatla, Nidubrole, Tenali, Vijayawada, Eluru,
Tadepalligudem, Nidadavole, kovvur, Godavari,
Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Kakinada Town, Pithapuram,
Annavaram, Tuni, Anakapalli, Gudivada, Machilipatnam,
Bhimavaram Town, Bhimavaram Jn, Palakole , Narsapur
and Tanuku
29 Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Kavali, Singarayakonda, Chirala,
Bapatla, Nidubrole, Tenali, Vijayawada, Eluru,
Tadepalligudem, Nidadavole, Kovvur, Godavari,
Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Pithapuram, Kakinada Town,
Kakinada Port, Annavaram, Tuni, Anakapalli, Gudivada,
Machilipatnam, Bhimavaram Town, Bhimavaram Jn.,
Palakol and Narsapur,
JTBS 8 Bapatla, Nidubrole, Tadepalligudem, Kakinada Town,
Anakapalli, Gudivada, Bhimavaram Town, and
Bhimavaram Jn.
ATM 20 Vijayawada(6), Rajahmundry(4), Tadepalligudem,
Anakapalli, Gudivada, Nellore, Bhimavaram Town, Kavali,
Powerpet, Narsapur, Samalkot and Tenali
IFC 3 Rajahmundry, Vijayawada and Nellore
Touch Screen
Stations
Locations
identified for
Parcel
Management
System
Multi Functional
Complex
identitifed
22 Vijayawada(6), Nellore(2), Ongole, Chirala, Tenali(2),
Eluru, Godavari, Rajahmundry(2), Samalkot, Kakinada
Town(2), Anakapalle, Bhimavaram Town and
Machilipatnam.
10 Gudur, Tenali, Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Samalkot,
Tuni, Kakinada Port, Akividu and Gudivada
03 Nellore, Vijayawada and Rajahmundry

Stations
opened for “full
rake” traffic
Freight facilities
37 Akividu, Anakapalli, Bhimavaram Jn, Bikkavole,
Bayyavaram, Chirala, Dwarapudi, Eluru, Gudivada,
Kakinada Port, Krishna Canal, Machilipatnam,
Nidadavole, Nuzvid, Nidamanuru, Ongole,
Padugupadu, Palakollu, Rayanapadu Shops (RYPS),
Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Singarayakonda,
Surareddipalem, Tadepalligudem, Tangutur, Tanuku,
Tenali, Vijayawada, Venkatachalam, Kovvuru,
Ramachandrapuram, Krishnapatnam, Regupalem,
Rayanapadu, Kadiyam, Ravikampadu and Manubole
SIDINGS - FULL RAKE SIDINGS
POL 1 IOC BPC LTD., Surareddypalem
Thermal Power
House Sidings
1 VTPS / Kondapalli (Mechanical Unloading)
Fertilizer
sidings
2 Kakinada Port – GFCL & NFCL Sidings.
FCI Sidings 9 Nuzividu, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Pennada
Agraharam, Gudivada, Krishna Canal (Half),
Coal, Edible
Oil, Weed Pulp
1
Venkatachalam, Uppaluru, and Navabpalem
KSPL / Kakinada
Coal,
Fertilizers
1 PKPK / Krishnapatnam Port Siding
Iron & Steel 1 TISCO / GWM
Cement 2 NCL Siding, Kondapalli and MMHR siding,
Regupalem
HALF RAKE SIDINGS
Iodized salt,
Sulphur
1 A.S. Ltd. / Kovvuru
Sugar 1 A.S. Ltd. / Tanuku
Total 20 Sidings

Major Commodities
Major Commodities – Food Grains, Fertilizers, Coal, Timber Waste,
Loading
Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Granite Blocks, Coal
Major Commodities –
Unloading
Fertilizers, Coal, Rice, Iron Ore and Cement
Electronic Inmotion Bitragunta, Rajahmundry, Kakinada Port and
Weighbridges – 4 Venkatachalam Road Jn.,
Private Electronic
Inmotion
Weighbridges-2
Krishnapatnam Port siding, KSLK Siding
Container Rail Samalkot, Padugupadu, Tadepalligudem,
Dwarapudi, Gudivada, Tenali, Bikkavole,
Terminals – 30 Bhimavaram Jn, Bayyavaram, Chirala, Krishna
Canal, Machilipatnam, Nuzvid, Nidamanuru,
Rayanapadu, Singarayakonda, Tangutur, Tanuku,
Manubolu, Kadiyam, Kovvur, Ramachandrapuram,
Anakapalli, KakinadaPort, Rajahmundry,
TMS Locations - 41
Vijayawada, Eluru, Venkatachalam, Nidadavole
and Akividu .
Padugupadu, Surareddipalem, Bhimavaram, TPAK
Siding (Kondapalli), Dwarapudi, Venkatachalam,
Samalkot, Ravikampadu, Gudivada, Pennada
Agraharam, Palakol, Kakinada Port, Nuzvid,
Rajahmundry, Bikkavalu, Tadepalligudem,
Niddadavolu, Eluru, APSWC siding / Uppaluru,
Kadiyam, Kovvur, Tanuku, Machilipatnam,
Vijayawada, APSWC Siding/Nawabpalem, Akividu,
Krishna Canal, Tenali, Chirala, Ongole, Anakapalli,
Regupalem, Krishnapatnam, Bayyavaram,
Singarayakonda, Krishnapatnam Port siding, TISM
Siding/ Gannawaram, NGFS/CAO, PGFC/COA,
KSKL/COA, MNCK siding/ Kondapalli.