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Visakhapatnam Junction railway station (station code: VSKP)[1] is a major railway station located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is on the Howrah–Chennai main line It is operated by East coast Railway till now and it may take some time to administered under the South Coast Railway zone by Indian Railways.[2]

Visakhapatnam Junction
Regional rail, Light rail & Goods railway station
1)Visakhapatnam railway station in 2021 (day) 2)Visakhapatnam railway station in 2011 3) Visakhapatnam railway station in 2021 (night)
General information
Location	Gnanapuram, Railway New Colony, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh-530004 India
Coordinates	17°43′20″N 83°17′23″E
Elevation	5.970 metres (19.59 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Coast Railways South Coast Railway (Visakhapatnam Itself ) Under Development .
Line(s)	Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section, Visakhapatnam–Kirandul line
Platforms	8
Tracks	10
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Station code	VSKP
Zone(s)	East Coast Railway zone = South Coast Railway (Vskp)
Division(s)	Waltair
Electrified	Yes
Route map km to Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section to Kothavalasa–Kirandul line 24 Kothavalasa 15 Pendurti 8 Simhachalam North 7 Simhachalam 6 Gopalapatnam NH 16 Marshalling yard on right lines 4 Marripalem / Visakhapatnam Airport Naval Dockyard Essar Steel Iron Ore sidings 9 Kottapalem Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour 0 Visakhapatnam Hindustan Zinc BHPV NH 16 Coromandel International Visakhapatnam Refinery of HPCL Visakhapatnam port channel in blue Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour Hindustan Shipyard Visakhapatnam Port - Outer harbour Dolphin's Nose (hill with lighthouse) Link to Bay of Bengal Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Gangavaram Port 17 Duvvada NH 16 Simhadri STPP of NTPC 27 Thadi NH 16 33 Anakapalle to Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section
Location
Visakhapatnam Junction Location within Visakhapatnam
Interactive map

Originally named the Waltair railway station, it was founded in 1896. In 1987, it was renamed Visakhapatnam.

History

From 1893–1896, 1,287 km (800 mi) of track, covering the coast from Cuttack to Vijayawada, were built by Bengal Nagpur Railway (later South Eastern Railway). The station was founded as Waltair railway station in 1896,[3][4] and Bengal Nagpur Railway's line to Cuttack was opened on 1 January 1899.[3] In 1902, the company took over the 514 km (319 mi)-long northern portion of the East Coast line to Cuttack, including the branch line to Puri.[4][5] The southern part was subsequently merged with Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway.

In 1987, Mayor of Visakhapatnamas D. V. Subbarao renamed the station "Visakhapatnam" because it was the largest in the East Coast Railway and an A1-category^{[clarification needed]} station.^{[citation needed]}

Routes

The station is a terminus; trains must either end their journeys there or reverse out of the station.

Visakhapatnam has been a busy station since it was part of the East Coast Railway zone to today. Platforms are not always available for incoming trains, and the average train's halt period is at least 20 minutes.[6]

If a train is late, trains after it are stopped at Duvvada or Vizianagaram.[7] The Route Relay Interlocking (RRI) system is an arrangement of signal apparatus, preventing conflicting movements through an arrangement of tracks such as junctions or crossings. It is a cause for trains being delayed after they pass through Duvvada.

Over 5,000 people per day travel between Visakhapatnam and Secunderabad,^{[clarification needed]} which are connected by over 18 trains. Another route, the Godavari Express of the South Central Railway, passes into Visakhapatnam.

Originating express trains

Train No.	Train Name	Destination	Departure	Running	Route
20807	Hiracud SF Express	Amritsar Jn.	00:25	Tue, Fri, Sat	Vizianagaram Jn., Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Bilaspur Jn., Virangana Lakshmibai, Agra Cantt., New Delhi, Ludhiana Jn.
18573	Bhagat Ki Kothi Express	Bhagat Ki Kothi	05:25	Thu	Vizianagaram Jn., Rayagada, Titlagarh, Raipur Jn., Guna, Kota Jn., Sawai Madhopur, Jaipur, Jodhpur Jn.
22701	Vijayawada UDAY Express	Vijayawada Jn.	05:25	Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat	Anakapalle, Tuni, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru
12805	Jamnabhoomi SF Express	Lingampalli	06:20	All Days	Anakapalle, Tuni, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Guntur Jn., Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn.
18551	Kirandul Express	Kirandul	06:45	All Days	Kottavalasa, Arakku, Koraput, Jagdalpur
17240	Simhadri Express	Guntur Jn.	07:10	All Days	Anakapalle, Tuni, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Nidadavolu Jn., Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Mangalgiri
18567	Visakhapatnam - Kollam Express	Kollam Jn	07:25	Thu	Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn., Katpadi Jn., Jolarpettai, Salem Jn., Erode Jn., Coimbatore Jn., Palakkad, Ernakulam Town, Kayamkulam
12803	Swarna Jayanti SF Express	Hazrat Nizamuddin	08:20	Mon, Fri	Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Warangal, Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi Jn., Bhopal Jn., Virangana Lakshmibai, Gwalior Jn., Agra Cantt., Mathura Jn.
22847	Visakhapatnam - LTT SF Express	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus	08:20	Sun	Vizianagaram Jn., Rayagada, Titlagarh, Raipur Jn., Durg, Nagpur, Akola Jn., Manmad Jn., Nasik Road, Kalyan Jn.
18503	Visakhapatnam - Sai Nagar Shirdi Express	Sai Nagar Shirdi	08:20	Thu	Anakapalle, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Kazipet Jn., Secunderabad Jn., Nizamabad, H.S. Nanded, Parbhani Jn., Aurangabad, Nagarsol, Manmad Jn.
12807	Vizag Steel Samta Express	Hazrat Nizamuddin	09:20	Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun	Vizianagaram Jn., Rayagada, Titlagarh, Raipur Jn., Durg, Nagpur, Itarsi Jn., Bhopal Jn., Virangana Lakshmibai, Gwalior Jn., Agra Cantt., Mathura Jn., Faridabad
12717	Ratnachal SF Express	Vijayawada Jn.	12:55	All Days	Anakapalle, Tuni, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Nidadavolu Jn., Tadepalligudem, Eluru
17488	Tirumala Express	Cuddapah (Kadapa)	14:00	All Days	Anakapalle, Tuni, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Nidadavolu Jn., Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sri Kalahasti, Tirupati, Renigunta Jn., Razampeta
22854	Shalimar Weekly SF Express	Kolkata Shalimar	15:25	Wed	Vizianagaram Jn., Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Kharagpur Jn., Santragachi Jn.
22874	Digha Weekly SF Express	Digha	15:30	Thu	Vizianagaram Jn., Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Kharagpur Jn., Tamluk
22820	Bhubaneswar Intercity SF Express	Bhubaneswar	16:20	All Days	Vizianagaram Jn., Brahmapur
12727	Godavari SF Express	Hyderabad Deccan	17:20	All Days	Anakapalle, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Kazipet Jn., Secunderabad Jn.
20803	Visakhapatnam - Gandhidham SF Express	Gandhidham	17:35	Thu	Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Warangal, Ramagundam, Blharshah, Wardha Jn., Akola Jn., Bhusaval Jn., Surat, Vadodara Jn., Ahmedabad Jn., Samakhiali
18532	Visakhapatnam - Palasa Express	Palasa	17:45	All Days	Vizianagaram Jn., Srikakulam Road, Naupada Jn.
18528	Visakhapatnam - Rayagada Express	Rayagada	18:00	All Days	Vizianagaram Jn., Bobbili, Parvatipuram, Jimidipeta
07083	Visakhapatnam - Nanded Special	Hazur Sahib Nanded	18:20	Sun	Anakapalle, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Rayanapadu, Kazipet Jn., Secunderabad Jn., Nizamabad, Mudkhed
12861	Visakhapatnam - Kacheguda SF Express	Kacheguda	18:40	All Days	Anakapalle, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Rayanapadu, Kazipet Jn., Malkajgiri
08579	Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad SF Puja Special	Secunderabad Jn.	19:00	Wed	Anakapalle, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Miryalaguda
08583	Visakhapatnam - Tirupati Special	Tirupati	19:00	Mon	Anakapalle, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sri Kalahasti, Renigunta Jn.
08585	Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad SF Puja Special	Secunderabad Jn.	19:00	Tue	Anakapalle, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Nalgonda
12783	Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad AC SF Express	Secunderabad Jn.	19:00	Sun	Anakapalle, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn.
22801	Visakhapatnam - Chennai SF Express	MGR Chennai Central	19:00	Mon	Anakapalle, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sullurupeta
20816	Tatanagar Weekly SF Express	Tatanagar	19:25	Sun	Vizianagaram Jn., Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Kendujhar
22203	Secunderabad Duronto Express	Secunderabad Jn.	19:50	Tue, Thu, Sun	Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn.
20811	Visakhapatnam - Nanded SF Express	Hazur Sahib Nanded	20:00	Tue, Wed, Sat	Rajamndry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Rayanapadu, Kazipet Jn., Secunderabad Jn., Nizamabad, Mudkhed
12739	Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad Garibrath Express	Secunderabad Jn.	20:40	All Days	Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Warangal
18518	Korba Express	Korba	21:05	All Days	Vizianagaram Jn., Rayagada, Titlagarh, Raipur Jn., Bilaspur Jn.
18514	Kirandul Express	Kirandul	21:20	All Days	Kottavalasa, Arakku, Koraput, Jagdalpur
20805	Andhra Pradesh (AP) SF Express	New Delhi	22:00	All Days	Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Warangal, Balharshah, Nagpur, Bhopal Jn., Virangana Lakshmibai, Gwalior Jn., Agra Cantt.
17220	Visakhapatnam - Machilipatnam Express	Machilipatnam	22:10	All Days	Anakapalle, Tuni, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Nidadavolu Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn.
08581	Visakhapatnam - Tirupati SF Special	Tirupati	23:00	Sun	Anakapalle, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., New Guntur, Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn.
22707	Visakhapatnam - Tirupati Double Decker	Tirupati	23:00	Mon, Thu, Sat	Anakapalle, Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., New Guntur, Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn.
18519	Visakhapatnam - LTT Express	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus	23:20	All Days	Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Kazipet Jn., Secunderabad Jn., Vikarabad Jn., Kalaburagi, Solapur Jn., Pune Jn.

Structure and services

Visakhapatnam station's area is 103,178 m² (1,110,600 sq ft).[8] There are eight platforms, most of which are the same size, and all of the tracks are broad-gauge and electrified.

The station features escalators and a bus station. A majority of platforms are wheelchair-friendly and accessible via ramp.

Over 200 employees work in the station.[8]

Amenities

There are Wi-Fi facilities and a 'fun zone' for children.[9] The east and west terminals^{[clarification needed]} are equipped with reservation counters.

Sheds

This section does not cite any sources. (May 2021)

The Diesel Loco Shed at Visakhapatnam is the largest of Indian Railways, with a capacity to accommodate 300 diesel locomotives.[10] The electric loco shed can accommodate 297 locomotives.

Environmental work

Visakhapatnam has been named the cleanest railway station in the country by the Quality Council of India[11] and earned a platinum rating for being environmentally friendly from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).[12]

See also

• List of railway stations in India

References

External links

• Visakhapatnam travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Marripalem towards ?		South Coast Railway zone Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line		Terminus

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