Gudivada Junction railway station


Gudivada Junction railway station is an Indian railway station in Gudivada of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line, Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.

History

As per Indian Railway History Time Line Bezwada-Masulipatam-79.61 km opened on 4 February 1908. Masulipatam-Masuliptam port -3.75 km opened on 1 January 1909. total km 83.36. Gudivada-Bhimavaram -Gudivada-65.34 km opened on 17 September 1928 by MSMR-SR.
Metre gauge. Two additional light passenger trains each way were introduced on the Gudivada-Masulipatam section, also one additional light train on the Gudivada-Bhimavaram section in 1936–37 Railway Budget
GDV-BVRM Broad gauge railway opened by Jagjivan Ram Railway Minister on 8 October 1961. The first solar powered colour light signals on South Central Railway was provided at LC gate No. 55 near Gudivada Station of Vijayawada Division in 2000.

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gudivada is categorized as a Non-Subruban Grade-4 railway station. Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–4 category station earns between – crore and handles passengers.

Station amenities

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines.