Pasivedala railway station

Pasivedala
Passenger train station
Pasivedala railway station
General information
Location	Pasivedala, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16°59′37″N 81°42′05″E
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)[1]
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Platforms	2
Tracks	3 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PSDA
Zone(s)	South Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location Pasivedala railway station Location in Andhra Pradesh

Pasivedala railway station (station code:PSDA[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Pasivedala, a village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. 18 trains halt in this station every day. It is the 2607th-busiest station in the country.[3]

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 West Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[5]

PASIVEDALA railway station is connected to many villages like Chagallu Sugar factory, Meenanagaram, Pangidi, Vemuluru, Nandamuru, Mallavaram, Chandravaram etc.,

PASIVEDALA station was halt at present for normal and general passenger trains only. No express trains are now halted here.

Before 1979, some express trains were having hault in this station. Names of those trains were: CIRCAR EXPRESS, CHENNAI-HOWRAH MAIL, JANATHA EXPRESS, PURI TIRUPATI EXPRESS ETC.,

Honourable ALAPATI CHENCHYYA (member of railway board at those times) belonged to this village.

References

1. "Pasivedala/PSDA".
2. "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 29 April 2019.
3. "RPubs India".
4. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
5. "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

External links

• Pasivedala railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Kovvur towards ?		South Central Railway zone Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line		Chagallu towards ?