Bhimavaram Town Halt railway station

Railway station name board of Bhimavaram Town station in Andhra Pradesh

Bhimavaram Town Railway Station
General information
Location	Bhimavaram, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16°32′50″N81°31′09″E / 16.5472761°N 81.5191696°E / 16.5472761; 81.5191696
System	Railway station
Line	Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line
Tracks	2 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground)
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	BVRT
Zone(s)	SCoR Tooltip South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada Tooltip Vijayawada railway division
Classification	NSG-3
History
Opened	1899 (1899)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Undi towards ? Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Vendra towards ? Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line Bhimavaram Junction towards ?
Route map Legend km to New Delhi–Chennai main line 0 Vijayawada Junction to New Delhi–Chennai main line Vijayawada North Cabin 5 Madhura Nagar 7 Gundala 8 Ramavarappadu 13 Mustabada 14 Nidamanuru 20 Gannavaram 20 Uppaluru 25 Pedda Avutapale 23 Tenneru 31 Telaprolu 26 Tarigoppula 35 Veeravalli 30 Indupalli 41 Nuzvid 34 Ventrapragada 51 Vatlur 37 Dosapadu 58 Powerpet 44 Gudivada Junction to Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line 60 Eluru 51 Moturu 69 Dendaluru 54 Guntakonduru 73 Sitampet 57 Pasalapudi 79 Bhimadolu 59 Putlacheruvu 85 Pulla 61 Mokhasa Kalavapudi 90 Kaikaram 66 Mandavalli 93 Chebrol 73 Kaikaluru 96 Unguturu 81 Pallevada halt 101 Badampudi 89 Akividu 107 Tadepalligudem 95 Cherukuvada 113 Prattiapadu 100 Undi 116 Navabpalem 107 Bhimavaram Town to Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line Bhimavaram A cabin 120 Marampalli 114 Vendra 116 Lakshminarayanapuram 119 Aravalli 124 Manchilli 126 Attili 131 Relangi 134 Velpuru 137 Tanuku 142 Satyavada 146 Kaldhari 154/127 Nidadavolu Junction to Howrah–Chennai main line
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Bhimavaram town railway station

Bhimavaram Town Railway Station (station code:BVRT ^[1] ) is an Indian Railways station in Bhimavaram of Andhra Pradesh. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.

History

GDV–BVRM Broad gauge railway opened by Jagjivan Ram Railway Minister on 8 October 1961. First express train passing through BVRT is Narsapur express (17255/17256) introduced in year 1-10-1979, first AC train was Cocanada SF Express (12775/12776) cct-sec and non-AC Superfast train was vskp-ltt SF Express (12749/12750) runs on Wednesday and Saturday at present it was converted into ordinary vskp-ltt (18519/18520) Express daily

Bhimavaram Town is an NSG-3 category station in the Vijayawada – Bhimavaram Junction section with an average footfall of 7587 passengers per day and annual earnings of 33.20 crores. All express & passenger trains are having a stoppage at this station.

Bhimavaram Town railway station is in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the principal trade centers of paddy in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Agriculture-based businesses like food processing, aquaculture, rice mills, etc., are the chief sources of the town's revenue. Bhimavaram is famous for the Gunupudi Someswara (Somarama) temple, which is one of the five holy Pancharamas and the temple of the local deity Mavullamma. The Shiva lingam is known for changing its color according to the lunar month: Black during Amavasya (No moon day) and white during Pournami (full moon day).

Classification

It falls under NSG-3 railway station category.

Daily Connectivity

Bhimavaram town station is very well connected to Major cities, with the below availability of trains

City	frequency
Hyderabad	4 Express trains daily
Vishakapatnam	5 Express trains daily
Mumbai	1 Express train daily
Bangalore	1 Express train daily
Tirupati	3 Express trains daily
Chennai	4 Express train daily
Shirdi(Nagarsol)	1 Express train week 5 days via KZJ
Shirdi(Nagarsol)	1 Express train weekly twice via GNT

Time-Table

Train name (no.) passing via Bhimavaram Town	Arrives	Departs	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Vskp Ltt Express (18519)	03:59	04:00	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ltt Vskp Express (18520)	04:53	04:55	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Narsapur Lingampalli Express (17255)	19:38	19:40	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Lingampalli Narasapur Express (17256)	6:08	6:10	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Cocanada Express (12775)	22:28	22:30	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	N
Cocanada Express (12776)	4:17	4:18	N	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N
Ns Nsl Express (17231)	11:58	12:00	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Nsl Ns Express (17232)	08:28	08:30	N	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Ns Nsl Express (12787)	11:58	12:00	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y
Nsl Ns Express (12788)	7:24	7:25	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
Seshadri Express (17209)	2:23	2:25	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Seshadri Express (17210)	19:59	20:00	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Circar Express (17643)	4:18	4:20	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	N
Circar Express (17644)	17:23	17:25	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	N
Circar Express (17655)	17:15	17:20	N	Y	N	N	Y	N	Y
Circar Express (17656)	4:18	4:20	N	Y	N	N	Y	N	Y
Mtm Vskp Express (17219)	23:28	23:30	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Vskp Mtm Express (17220)	05:08	05:10	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Puri Tpty Express (17479)	9:18	9:20	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
Tpty Puri Express (17480)	20:18	20:20	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Bsp Tpty Express (17481)	9:18	9:20	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N
Tpty Bilaspur Express (17482)	21:29	21:30	Y	N	N	N	Y	N	N
Visakha Express (17015)	21:13	21:15	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Visakha Express (17016)	12:54	12:55	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Narasapur Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express (20678)	15:18	15:20	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Chennai Central Narasapur Vande Bharat Express (20677)	13:15	13:17	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Tatanagar Ernakulam Express (18189)	12:38	12:40	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ernakulam Tatanagar Express (18190)	05:28	05:30	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
NS DMM Express (17247)	18:33	18:55	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
DMM NS Express (17248)	03:43	03:45	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Narasapur Hubballi Jn Express (17225)	16:58	17:00	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Hubballi Jn Narasapur Express (17226)	05:53	05:55	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Guntur Narasapur Express (17281)	21:18	21:20	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Narasapur Guntur Express (17282)	07:03	07:05	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

References

1. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 29 April 2019.