Anaparti railway station

16°56′11″N 81°57′13″E / 16.936372°N 81.953563°E / 16.936372; 81.953563Elevation23 m (75 ft)^[1]Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Coast Railway zoneLine(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line andPlatforms3Tracks5 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeAPT Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone Division(s) VijayawadaHistoryElectrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE

Location
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Anaparti railway station (station code:APT^[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Anaparti, a town in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. Thirty-four trains halt in this station every day. It is the 717th-busiest station in the country.^{[3][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.^[4] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.^[5]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Anaparti is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) railway station.^[6] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–5 category station earns between ₹1–₹10 crore and handles 1–2 million passengers.^[7]

Station amenities

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).^[8]

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