Ravikampadu railway station

Ravikampadu
Passenger train station
General information
Location	Ravikampadu, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	17°13′46″N 82°22′01″E
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)[1]
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada 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	RVD
Zone(s)	South Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Previous names	It was established because of Muthyala satyanarayana a farmer
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Ravikampadu railway station (station code:RVD[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Ravikampadu, 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. Eight trains halt in this station every day. It is the 3885th-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, Ravikampadu is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[6] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–6 category station earns nearly ₹1 crore and handles close to 1 million passengers.[7]

References

1. "Ravikampadu/RVD".
2. "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn. – Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 30 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.
6. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
7. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

External links

• Ravikampadu railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Annavaram towards Visakhapatnam		South Central Railway zone Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line		Durgada Gate towards Vijayawada