Kesavaram railway station
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Kesavaram | |||||
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| Passenger train station | |||||
| File:Kesavaram railway station board.jpg | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kesavaram, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 16°55′52″N 81°52′50″E / 16.931071°N 81.880584°E | ||||
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft)[1] | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | South Coast Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line and | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | KSVM | ||||
| Zone(s) | South Coast Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE | ||||
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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
- ↑ "Kesavaram/KSVM".
- ↑ "RPubs India".
- ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
External links
- Kesavaram railway station at the India Rail Info
| Preceding station | File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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| Dwarapudi towards Visakhapatnam
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South Central Railway zone | Kadiyam towards Vijayawada
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