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Vijayawada Junction railway station (station code:- BZA)[1] is an Indian Railways station in Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh, categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-2 (NSG-2) station in Vijayawada railway division.[2] Situated at the junction of Howrah–Chennai and New Delhi–Chennai main lines,[3][4] it is the fourth busiest railway station in the country after Howrah Junction, Kanpur Central and New Delhi.[5] The station serves about 1.40 lakh passengers, over 190 express and 170 freight trains every day.[4] It is one of the major railway junctions of the Indian Railways and is a nationally important halt.

Vijayawada Junction Bezawada Junction
Indian Railways station
Vijayawada railway station
General information
Location	Railway Station Rd, Hanumanpet, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16.5184°N 80.6195°E / 16.5184; 80.6195
Elevation	19.354 metres (63.50 ft)
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line, New Delhi–Chennai main line
Platforms	10
Tracks	24
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Station code	BZA
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Opened	1888; 134 years ago (1888)
Passengers
51 millions approx.
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Krishna Canal Junction towards ? New Delhi–Chennai main line Rayanapadu towards ? Howrah–Chennai main line Gunadala towards ? Terminus Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Madhura Nagar towards ?
Location
Vijayawada Junction Location within Andhra Pradesh Show map of Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada Junction Vijayawada Junction (India) Show map of India
Interactive map

History

The Vijayawada city junction railway station was constructed in 1888 when the Southern Maharatta Railway's main eastward route was connected with other lines going through Vijayawada. In 1889, the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway constructed a line between Secunderabad railway station and Vijayawada as an extension railway for Bezawada; the station subsequently became a junction of three lines from different directions.

On 1 November 1899, the broad-gauge line was constructed between Vijayawada and Chennai, making rail journey between Chennai, Mumbai, Howrah, New Delhi and Hyderabad possible. In the following decades the Vijayawada railway station was developed into a junction until the nationalisation of all the independent railways in India occurred; following nationalisation, Indian Railways was formed under the Ministry of Railways in 1950 by the Government of India. The Vijayawada railway station, as the headquarters of Vijayawada Division, was assigned to the Southern Railway. In 1966, a new zone, South Central Railway, was formed, with Secunderabad as its headquarters; Vijayawada Division and Vijayawada Junction were merged with the new railway.

In 1969, the Golconda Express was introduced between Vijayawada and Secunderabad as the express steam-hauled train in the country, with an average speed of 58 km/h. As of 2012, the Vijayawada railway station is one of the busiest railway stations in India.[6]

Layout and infrastructure

Vijayawada station has the standard station layout, and has 10 platforms. All the tracks in the station are broad gauge and electrified. Trains have perfect traction inside the station. The seventh platform of the station is the largest of all.[7][8] Vijayawada station is a junction station for two main lines of Howrah–Chennai and New Delhi–Chennai main lines.[9][10]

Since the headquarters of South-East railway moved to Bhubaneswar from Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada railway station has seen major development and new appearance in the last five years. In the FY 2009, the Indian Railways Company board allocated ₹3.5 crore (US$440,000) for improvements to the transport hub.[11] A central aspect of the improvements was an "Integrated Security Scheme" which included construction of a compound wall around the station premises and a reduction in the number of entrances as a precaution against terrorism. SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s at Vijayawada Junction.[12] Recently the engineering department officials have completed a circuit lighting area near the station main entrance.[13] A 490 metre long and 20 feet wide foot over bridge is constructed connecting platforms 1 to 10 which will help passengers to walk less.[13] Cost of project is estimated to be 2 crores.[13]

The Vijayawada Junction also houses a Diesel Loco Shed which has the WDM-2 Locomotive and DEMU Shed with 2 Pit lines which have a 10, 9 DEMU Coaches Capacity also BZA have an Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada which has the WAG-7, WAM-4(now scrapped or withdrawn), WAG-5 WAP-4WAP-7 locos.

The Vijayawada station was now arranged with a new Route Relay Interlocking system which returns the fast and punctual movement of trains into the city junction.

Vijayawada Coaching Depot has 5 pit lines for primary maintenance of trains originating from here.Satavahana Express, Ratnachal Express, Pinakini Express, Vijayawada–Lingampalli Intercity Express, Vijayawada-Gudur Intercity Express, Amaravati Express, Vijayawada–Dharmavaram Express, Sainagar Shirdi–Vijayawada Express are maintained here.

Originating express trains

Train No.	Train Name	Destination	Departure	Running	Route
17260	Vijayawada - Gudur MEMU Express	Gudur Jn.	05:00	All Days	Tenali Jn., Bapatla, Ongole, Kavali, Nellore
12711	Pinakini SF Express	MGR Chennai Central	06:10	All Days	Tenali Jn., Bapatla, Ongole, Kavali, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sullurupeta
12718	Ratnachal SF Express	Visakhapatnam Jn.	06:15	All Days	Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavolu Jn., Rajamundry, Samalkot Jn., Tuni, Anakapalle
12713	Satavahana SF Express	Secunderabad Jn.	06:25	All Days	Khammam, Warangal, Kazipet Jn.
17208	Vijayawada - Sai Nagar Shirdi Express	Sai Nagar Shirdi	10:15	Tue	Kazipet Jn., Secunderabad Jn., Vikarabad Jn., Bidar, Parbhani Jn., Aurangabad, Nagarsol, Manmad Jn.
17330	Hubli Express	Hubli Jn.	13:50	All Days	Guntur Jn., Nandyal, Dhone Jn., Guntakal Jn., Bellary Jn., Hospet Jn., Gadag Jn.
12078	Chennai Central Jan Shatabdi Express	MGR Chennai Central	15:20	Except Tue	New Guntur, Tenali Jn., Chirala, Ongole, Kavali, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sullurupeta
17269	Vijayawada - Narasapur DEMU Express	Narasapur	16:40	All Days	Gudivada Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Bhimavaram Jn.
22702	Vishakapatnam UDAY Express	Visakhapatnam Jn.	17:30	Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat	Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajamundry, Samalkot Jn., Tuni, Anakapalle
12795	Lingampalli Intercity SF Express	Lingampalli	17:30	All Days	Guntur Jn., Secunderabad Jn. (Via Nalgonda)
12744	Vikramsimhapuri Amaravati SF Express	Gudur Jn.	18:00	All Days	Tenali Jn., Bapatla, Ongole, Kavali, Nellore
17257	Vijayawada - Kakinada Port MEMU Express	Kakinada Port	18:10	All Days	Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavolu Jn., Rajamundry, Samalkot Jn., Kakinada Town
17225	Amaravati Express	Hubli Jn.	19:45	All Days	Guntur Jn., Nandyal, Dhone Jn., Guntakal Jn., Bellary Jn., Hospet Jn., Gadag Jn.
17215	Dharmavaram Express	Dharmavaram Jn.	21:45	All Days	Guntur Jn., Nandyal, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur, Tadipatri, Gooty Jn., Anantapur

Halting trains

Train No.	Train Name	Source	Destination	Arrival	Departure	Halt	Running	Towards
17243	Rayagada Express	Guntur Jn.	Rayagada
17015	Visakha Express	Secunderabad	Bhubaneswar
17209	Seshadri Express	KSR Bengaluru City Jn.
12764	Padmavati Express	SC	TPTY
22203	Secunderabad Duronto Express
12851		Bilaspur	MGR Chennai Central
12783	Secunderabad AC SF Express	VSKP	SC
12759	Charminar Express
12615	Grand Trunk Express
22871		BBS	TPTY
12762		KRMR	TPTY
17248		DMM	NS
12840	Howrah Mail	MGR Chennai Central	Howrah Jn.	01:20	01:30
12740	Visakhapatnam Garibrath Express
09715
12739
17643	Circar Express
22354		BAND	PNBE
18048		VSG	SHM
20973
18520
17244
17487
12296
22620
07866
18190
07768
20805
17256
12621
18189
12703
12750
22708
12710
11020
20895
17260
07068
08581
18464
13352
17226
07867
12788
12512
07186
17249
12711
12718
12713
22859
17216
17201
18519
07877
22859	Chennai SF Express	Puri	MGR Chennai Central	06:25	06:35
12894	Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti SF Express	Hazrat Nizamuddin	Visakhapatnam Jn.	08:10	08:25
18519		Visakhapatnam Jn.	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus	06:45	07:00
17239	Simhadri Express	Guntur Jn.	Visakhapatnam Jn.	08:55	09:00
12389		Gaya Jn.	MGR Chennai Central	09:00	09:10
17258		COA	Vijayawada Jn.	09:25	N.A.
17222		LTT	COA	09:25	09:35
11019	Konark Express			09:25	09:35
17206		COA	Sai Nagar Shirdi	09:50	10:05
17282		Narasapur	Guntur Jn.	10:15	10:25
12796	Vijayawada Intercity SF Express	Lingampalli	Vijayawada Jn.	10:30	N.A.
12743	Vikramasimhapuri Amaravati SF Express	Gudur Jn.	Vijayawada Jn.	10:40	N.A.
12625	Kerala SF Express	Thiruvananthapuram Central	New Delhi	10:55	11:05
22701	Vijayawada UDAY Express	Visakhapatnam Jn.	Vijayawada Jn.	11:10	N.A.
17479		Puri	Tirupati	11:00	11:20
12805	Janmabhoomi SF Express	Visakhapatnam Jn.	Lingampalli	11:55	12:00
12269		MGR Chennai Central	Hazrat Nizamuddin	12:00	12:10
17329		Hubli Jn.	Vijayawada Jn.	12:20	N.A.
17406	Krishna Express	Adilabad	Tirupati	12:50	13:00
17405	Krishna Express	Tirupati	Adilabad	13:00	13:10
12663		Howrah Jn.	Tiruchchirapalli Jn.	13:05	13:15
12806	Janmabhoomi SF Express	Lingampalli	Visakhapatnam Jn.	13:10	13:20
12706	Guntur Intercity Express	Secunderabad Jn.	Guntur Jn.	13:15	13:20
12842		MGR Chennai Central	Kolkata Shalimar	13:20	13:30
17330		Vijayawada Jn.	Hubli Jn.	N.A.	13:50
17240	Simhadri Express	Visakhapatnam Jn.	Guntur Jn.	13:50	13:55
12787		Nagarsol	Narasapur	13:55	14:10
22818		MGR Chennai Central	Howrah Jn.	14:05	14:15
12803		Visakhapatnam Jn.	Hazrat Nizamuddin	14:05	14:20
18046	East Coast Express	Hyderabad Deccan	Kolkata Shalimar	14:10	14:25
12835		HTE	Yesvantpur Jn.	14:35	14:45
12077		MGR Chennai Central	Vijayawada Jn.	14:50	N.A.
17205		Sai Nagar Shirdi		14:50	15:10
12659		NCJ	Kolkata Shalimar	15:05	15:15
12078		Vijayawada Jn.	MGR Chennai Central	N.A.	15:20
13351	Dhanbad - Allepy Express	Dhanbad Jn.	Alappuzha	15:10	15:20
12511		Gorakhpur	Kochuveli	15:20	15:30
12705	Secunderabad Intercity Express	Guntur Jn.	Secunderabad Jn.	15:38	15:40
07646	Srikakulam Road Special	Chittor	Srikakulam Road	21:40	21:50	10 min	Sun
12728	Godavari SF Express	Visakhapatnam Jn.	Hyderabad Deccan	22:50	23:05	15 min
17016	Visakha Express	Bhubaneswar	Secunderabad Jn.	22:20	22:40	20 min
12709	Simhapuri Express	Gudur Jn.	Secunderabad Jn.	23:00	23:10	10 min
02763	Secunderabad Special	Tirupati	Secunderabad Jn.	23:15	23:20	5 min
12622		New Delhi	MGR Chennai Central	23:20	23:30	10 min
12727	Godavari SF Express	Hyderabad Deccan	Visakhapatnam Jn.	23:25	23:40	15 min
20819	Puri - Okha Weekly Express	Puri	Okha	23:35	23:50
12967		MGR Chennai Central	Jaipur	23:45	23:55
12760	Charminar Express	Hyderabad Deccan	Tambaram	23:45	23:55

Satellite stations

The Vijayawada station has several satellite stations in order to reduce the congestion on the main station. They are:

1. Kondapalli, Rayanapadu on BZA - NDLS Main Line
2. Krishna Canal Junction on BZA - MAS Main Line
3. Gunadala, Mustabada on BZA - HWH Main Line
4. Madhura Nagar, Ramavarappadu, Nidamanuru on BZA-GDV Branch Line

#	Station name
1	Kondapalli
2	Rayanapadu
3	Krishna Canal Junction
4	Madhura Nagar
5	Ramavarappadu
6	Nidamanuru[14]
7	Gunadala
8	Mustabada

Performance and earnings

An average of 1.40 lakh passengers are served per day and 50 million annually. More than 250 passenger trains and 150 goods trains utilize the station daily, with each train stopping for at least 15 to 20 minutes.[4][15]

No. of platforms		10
Trains	Passenger	258
	Freight	150
Passengers	Per day	1.40 lakh
	Annual	50 million

See also

• List of railway stations in India

References

External links

• South Central Railway
• Vijayawada travel guide from Wikivoyage

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