Kesavaram railway station

Railway station in Kesavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India

16°55′52″N 81°52′50″E / 16.931071°N 81.880584°E / 16.931071; 81.880584Elevation18 m (59 ft)[1]Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Coast Railway zoneLine(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line andPlatforms2Tracks2 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeKSVM Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone Division(s) VijayawadaHistoryElectrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Kesavaram railway station is located in India
Kesavaram railway station
Kesavaram railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh
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Kesavaram railway station is located in Andhra Pradesh
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Kesavaram railway station (Andhra Pradesh)
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Kesavaram is an Indian Railways station in Kesavaram, a village in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. Five trains halt in this station every day. It is the 3520th-busiest station in the country.[2][unreliable source?]

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[3] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Kesavaram/KSVM".
  2. ^ "RPubs India".
  3. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
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Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Dwarapudi South Central Railway zone Kadiyam
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Bangalore
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