Kovvur railway station

Railway station in Andhra Pradesh

17°00′25″N 81°43′35″E / 17.00694°N 81.72639°E / 17.00694; 81.72639Line(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada sectionPlatforms3ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Other informationStatusActiveStation codeKVR Zone(s) South Central Railway Division(s) Vijayawada railway divisionHistoryElectrifiedYesServices

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Godavari towards Visakhapatnam		Howrah–Chennai main line Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section via Godavari Bridge		Terminus
Rajahmundry towards Visakhapatnam		Howrah–Chennai main line Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section via Godavari Arch Bridge		Pasivedala towards Vijayawada

Location
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Kovvur railway station (station code:KVR^[1]), is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, which serves the town of Kovvur in East Godavari district. It is located on Howrah–Chennai main line and falls in the Vijayawada railway division of the South Central Railway.^[2]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Kovvur is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) railway station.^[3] 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.^[4]

Station amenities

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).^[5]

References

^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nidadavolu Jn. – Kovvuru section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh

SCRTooltip South Central Railway zone

Secunderabad	Cheruvu Madhavaram Gangineni

SCoRTooltip South Coast Railway zone

Guntakal	Adoni Chittoor Kadapa Dharmavaram Junction Dhone Junction Gooty Junction Guntakal Junction Kadapa Pakala Junction Renigunta Junction Srikalahasti Tiruchanur Tirupati Tirupati West Halt Venkatagiri Yerraguntla Junction
Guntur	Angalakuduru Bhattiprolu Chiluvur Chinnaravuru Gudipudi Guntur Junction Macherla Mangalagiri Nadikudi Nallapadu Namburu Narasaraopet New Guntur Pallikona Pedakakani Halt Pedakurapadu Pedavadlapudi Penumarru Repalle Sangam Jagarlamudi Sattenapalle Tsunduru Vejendla Vemuru Vinukonda Zampini
Vijayawada	Anakapalle Badampudi Bapatla Bhimadole Bhimavaram Junction Bhimavaram Town Bitragunta Chebrol Chilakalapudi Chirala Denduluru Duggirala Eluru Gannavaram Godavari Gorintada Gudivada Junction Gudlavalleru Gudur Junction Gunadala Kaikaram Kakinada Port Kakinada Town Kavutaram Kolakaluru Kolanukonda Kondapalli Kotipalli Kovvur Krishna Canal Junction Krishnapatnam Machilipatnam Mustabada Narasapur Nellore Nellore South Nidubrolu Nidadavolu Junction Nujella Nuzvid Ongole Padugupadu Palakollu Peda Avutapalle Pedana Powerpet Pulla Rajahmundry Rayanapadu Sitampet Samalkot Junction Tadepalligudem Tanguturu Tanuku Tarigoppula Telaprolu Tenali Junction Ulavapadu Unguturu Vadlamannadu Vatlur Vedayapalem Veeravalli Venkatachalam Vijayawada Junction Vetapalem
Waltair	Alamanda Araku Araku Valley Halt Batuva Halt Bobbili Junction Boddavara Borra Caves Chimidipalle Chipurupalle Dusi Duvvada Garividi Gujjangivalasa Gumada Harishchandrapuram Kantakapalle Karakavalasa Kottavalasa Junction Korukonda Kotabommali Kuneru Lakkavarapukota Malividu Marripalem Narasipuram Halt Narayanappavalasa Halt Naupada Nellimarla Parvathipuram Parvathipuram Town Pendurthi Ponduru Rompalle Salur Shimiliguda Shivalingapuram Shrungavarapukota Sigadam Simhachalam Simhachalam North Sitanagaram Srikakulam Road Tilaru Tyada Urlam Visakhapatnam Vizianagaram Junction

SWRTooltip South Western Railway zone

Bangalore	Basampalle Chakarlapalle Devarapalle Hindupur Kottacheruvu Makkajipalli Maluguru Nagasamudram Narayanapuram Penukonda Junction Rangepalli Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam