Administration and jurisdiction
The division is located completely in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It has a broad gauge route of 957.23 km (594.80 mi) and a running track of 1,646.72 km (1,023.22 mi). It has a total electrified route of 733.25 km (455.62 mi) and a total track of 1,928 km (1,198 mi). [4] The present Divisional Railway Manager is P.Srinivass. [5]
Sections and branch lines
The Gudur–Duvvada (Vijayawada–Gudur(tripling under progress) and Vijayawada-Duvvada), Vijayawada–Kondapalli, Samalkot–Kakinada Port, Vijayawada-Bhimavaram-Nidadavolu, Bhimavaram–Narasapuram and Gudivada-Machilipatnam are electrified and double-track railway lines. [2] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Kondapalli railway station is the divisional interchange station. [11]
The lines and sections under the jurisdiction of the Vijayawada division are listed below:
| Route | Type of track | Traction | Route (km.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gudur–Duvvada (excl.) (km 134.30–759.7) | Double & Triple | Electric | 623.66 |
| Vijayawada–Kondapalli (km 586.5–568.0) | Triple | Electric | 18.5 |
| Gudivada–Machilipatnam | Double | Electric | 36.70 |
| Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line | Double | Electric | 29.46 |
| Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line (Vijayawada–Bhimavaram Town–Nidadavolu) | Double | Electric | 154.75 |
| Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line | Double | Electric | 15.60 |
| Venkatachalam–Krishnapatnam Port | Single | Electric | 18.59 |
| Kakinada Town–Kotipalli | Single | Diesel | 44.70 |
| Total | 958.926 | ||
Under construction:
Source:
Note:
- excl.– Station excluded / not under the divisional jurisdiction
- km– Kilometer measure of distance between two lines
- Vijayawada–Gudivada section (42.69 km) is covered in Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line. Duvvada–Gudur section covers, both Duvvada–Vijayawada section and Vijayawada–Gudur sections)
Stations categories
The revised station categorization is based on footfalls at the station and it includes three groups namely, Non-Suburban (NS), Suburban (S) and Halt (H). It is further divided into grades ranging from 1-6 for Non-Suburban, 1-3 for Suburban and 1-3 for Halt stations. [14] As of 10 July 2018 [update] , there are a total of 161 stations in the division. Out of these, 108 are categorized as Non-suburban, 48 as Halt stations. Five stations namely, Nidiguntapalem, Venkatachalam, Krishnapatnam, Sarpavaram, Komarapudi does not handle any coaching traffic and six halt stations namely, Sitampet, Kaikoram, Marampalli, Kesavaram, Pedabrahmadevam, Gudaparti were closed. [15]
| Category | No. of stations | Name of stations |
|---|---|---|
| Non – Suburban | ||
| NSG-1 | Nil | — |
| NSG-2 | 1 | Vijayawada |
| NSG-3 | 9 | Eluru, Gudur Junction, Kakinada Town, Nellore, Ongole, Rajamahendravaram, Samalkot Junction, Tenali Junction, Tuni |
| NSG-4 | 10 | Chirala, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavolu Junction, Kakinada Port, Kavali,Annavaram,Anakapalle, Bhimavaram Junction, Narasapur, Gudivada Junction |
| NSG-5 | 21 | Akividu, Anaparti, Bapatla, Bitragunta, Dwarapudi, Elamanchili, Godavari, Kaikaluru, Kovvur, Machilipatnam, Narsipatnam Road, Nidubrolu, Nuzvid, Palakollu, Pedana, Pithapuram, Powerpet, Tanuku, Singarayakonda, Vedayapalem, Veeravasaram, |
| NSG-6 | 67 | Alluru Road, Ammanabrolu, Aravalli, Attili, Appikatla, Badampudi, Bayyavaram, Bhimadolu, Bikkavolu, Chagallu, Chebrole, Chilakalapudi, Chinaganjam, Denduluru, Dosapadu, Duggirala, Gannavaram, Gollaprolu, Gudlavalleru, Gullipadu, Gunadala, Hamsavaram, Kadiyam, Kaldhari, Karapa, Karavadi, Kavutaram, Kodavalur, Kondapalli, Kotipalli, Krishna Canal, Mandavalli, Manubolu, Medapadu, Moturu, Mustabada, Navabpalem, Narasingapalli, Nidamanuru, Padugupadu, Pallevada, Peda Avutapalli, Pedavadlapudi, Pennada Agraharam, Pulla, Ramachandrapuram, Ramavarappadu, Ravikampadu, Rayanapadu, Regupalem, Srivenkateswarapalem, Stuartpuram, Surareddipalem, Talamanchi, Tarigopulla, Tanguturu, Telaprolu, Tettu, Thadi, Tsunduru, Ulavapadu, Undi, Uppaluru, Uppugundur, Vatlur, Vetapalem, Venkatachalam |
| Halts | ||
| HG-1 | 1 | Nellore South |
| HG-2 | 21 | Bhimavaram Town Halt, Chiluvur, Durgada gate, Indupalli, Ipurupalem, Jandrapeta, Kadavakuduru, Kasimkota, Kolakaluru, Kothapandillapalli, Machavaram, Madhuranagar Halt, Manchili, Modukuru, Raparla, Relangi, Pasivedala, Putlacheruvu, Srungavruksham, Vadlamannadu, Vendra |
| HG-3 | 26 | Aratlakatta, Cherukuvada, Chintaparru, Balabadhrapuram, Brahmanagudem, Draksharamam, Gangavaram, Guntakoduru, Kolanukonda, Kovvada, Kunduru, Lakshminarayanapuram, Lankalakoderu, Mokhasakalavapudi, Narasapurapupeta, Nujella, Pasalapudi, Satyavada, Tennuru, Timmapuram, Unguturu, Vakada, Veeravalli, Velangi, Velpuru, Ventrapragada |
| Total | 156 | - |
- Source: Stations – Category-wise (NEW) [15]
