Naupada Junction railway station

Naupada Junction
Indian Railways junction station
Naupada station platform 1
General information
Location	Nuapada, Srikakulam District. PH.No. 08945-249728 State: Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	18°34′45″N84°16′59″E / 18.57906°N 84.28294°E / 18.57906; 84.28294
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Zone: ECoR
Line(s)	Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section of Howrah–Chennai main line Naupada–Gunupur branch line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	NWP
Zone(s)	ECoR
History
Opened	1893–96
Electrified	1998–99
Location
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Naupada Junction railway station (station code:NWP), located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Naupada in Srikakulam district. It is a junction station with a branch line to Gunupur in Rayagada district of Odisha which was built by Maharaja of Paralakhemundi.Former it was known as Parlakimedi Light Railway.

History

During the period 1893 to 1896, 1,287 km (800 mi) of railway tracks covering the entire coastal stretch from Cuttack to Vijayawada, was built and opened to traffic by East Coast State Railway. ^{[1] [2]} Bengal Nagpur Railway's line to Cuttack was opened on 1 January 1899. ^[1] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901. ^[3] The 514 km (319 mi)-long northern portion of the East Coast line to Cuttack, including the branch line to Puri, was taken over by Bengal Nagpur Railway in 1902. ^{[2] [4]}

The Paralakhemedi Light Railway opened Naupada–Gunupur line in 1900. ^{[1] [5]} The line was converted to broad gauge in 2011. ^[6]

Railway reorganization

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944. ^[7] Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway. ^[8] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier. ^{[8] [9]} Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway. ^[8]

Infrastructure

Naupada Junction lies on the Palasa–Tilaru section, which was electrified in 1999–2000. ^[10] Government has allotted ₹4 lakh (US$5,000) for the development of infrastructure in the station along with Srikakulam Road railway station. ^[11]

References

1. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
2. "History of Waltair Division". Mannanna.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
3. "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
4. "History". East Coast Railway. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
5. "Paralakhemedi Light Railway". The Indian Express. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
6. "Performance of Waltair Division in 2011–12". Waltair Division of East Coast Railway. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
7. "IR History: Part – III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
8. "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
9. "IR History: Part – IV (1947–1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
10. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
11. "DRM promises more passenger amenities". The Hindu. 4 June 2015. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 29 April 2019.