Rajahmundry railway station
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Rajahmundry
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Front View Of Rajahmundry Railway station
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| Location | Rajahmundry City, Andhra Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 16°59′05″N 81°47′04″E / 16.9846°N 81.7845°ECoordinates: 16°59′05″N 81°47′04″E / 16.9846°N 81.7845°E |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line |
| Platforms | 5(4,5 newly constructed) |
| Tracks | Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | RJY |
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Vijayawada |
| Electrified | yes |
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Rajahmundry railway station (station code:RJY), located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Rajahmundry in East Godavari district. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.Rajahmundry railway station has computerised reservation facilities (with all-India linkage), waiting room, retiring room, light refreshment facilities and book stall. It is 46th most busiest railway station in India.
The Godavari Dam Construction Railway was used for transporting materials for the construction of the Dowlaisweram Anicut at Rajahmundry around 1845. The project was completed in 1852 and the railway was closed down.
Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic. The construction of the Old Godavari Bridge in 1897 and construction of the Vijayawada-Madras link in 1899 enabled the through running of trains. The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.
Rajahmundry railway station is one of the earliest railway stations in andhra pradesh.It is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.It is second busiest stationafter Vijayawada in Vijayawada division.
As of 2016, nearly 180+ express and superfast trains stopped at Rajahmundry everyday.
Rs. 36 million has been spent on improving amenities at Rajahmundry railway station.
The table below shows the passenger earnings of the station previous years.
Rajahmundry railway station is an ‘A’–category station. It is recognized as a Model station and Touch & Feel (Modern Stations) in the Vijayawada railway division.
SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in this station.
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