Srikakulam Road railway station

Srikakulam road railway station (station code:CHE)^[1] is an Indian Railways station in Amadalavalasa town of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section of Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Waltair railway division of South Coast Railway zone.^[2]

Srikakulam Road
Regional rail, Light rail & Goods railway station
Srikakulam Road railway station
General information
Location	Pedestrian Overpass, Mettakkivalasa, Amadalavalasa, Srikakulam District India
Coordinates	18.4085°N 83.9034°E / 18.4085; 83.9034
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	ECoR till 26th Feb 2019, SCoR From 27th Feb 2019 [But still it is operated by ECoR]
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line
Platforms	4
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard (On ground)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	CHE
Zone(s)	South Coast RailwayTooltip South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	WaltairTooltip Waltair railway division
Website	http://indiarailways.gov.in
History
Opened	1893–1896
Electrified	1998–2000
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Urlam towards Howrah Junction Howrah–Chennai main line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Dusi towards Chennai Central
Location Srikakulam Road Location in Andhra Pradesh Show map of Andhra Pradesh Srikakulam Road Location in India Show map of India

Structure and amenities

The station has four platforms and all the tracks are broad gauge and electrified. Almost all platforms are in same size. The station has two entrance terminals: one at Amadalavalasa town end other in Mettakkivalasa region equipped with reservation counters and has a bus facility to the nearby city Srikakulam and other towns. APSRTC provides, every 20 minutes, a bus facility from Srikakulam Road railway station to Srikakulam city. After creation of the new zone Srikakulam station to be first and last major station in Howrah -Chennai mainline towards north. There is a demand for a new station to be built in Srikakulam town, by local people.

History

During 1893–1896, the 1,287 km (800 mi) long tracks covering the entire coastal stretch from Cuttack to Vijayawada, was built and opened to traffic by Bengal Nagpur Railway which was later renamed as South Eastern Railway.^[3]Bengal Nagpur Railway's line to Cuttack was opened on 1 January 1899.^[3] The 514 km (319 mi)-long northern portion of the East Coast line to Cuttack, including the branch line to Puri, was taken over by Bengal Nagpur Railway in 1902.^[4][5] The southern part was subsequently merged with Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway then with East Coast Railway^[6] zone of Indian Railways came into existence in its present form with effect from 1 April 2003. and then with South Coast Railway^[6] zone of Indian Railways came into existence in its present form with effect from 27 Feb 2019.

Reorganization

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.^[7]Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.^[8] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.^[8][9] Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway, South East Central Railway. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.^[8] South Coast Railway was carved out of East Coast Railway and South Central Railway on 27 feb 2019.

Electrification

The Palasa–Tilaru, Srikakulam Road–Chiprupalle and Chirupalle–Alamanda sectors were electrified in 1998–99. The Srikakulam Road–Tilaru sector was electrified in 1999–2000.^[10]

Classification

Srikakulam Road railway station is classified as an A–category station with Non suburban Group -4 category in the Waltair railway division.^[11]

Trains which are operated from this station

There are Special trains in Festival times which operated by South Central railway from Srikakulam to Secunderabad, Tirupati. A MEMU train services starts from This station to Palasa and Visakhapatnam. New private train to Hyderabad (Charlapalli) starts from this station.

See also

• Waltair railway division
• East Coast Railway zone

References

1. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 2. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
2. "Repalle railway station info". India Rail Info. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
3. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
4. "History of Waltair Division". Mannanna.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
5. "History". East Coast Railway. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
6. "East Coast State Railway". fibis. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
7. "IR History: Part – III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
8. "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
9. "IR History: Part – IV (1947–1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
10. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
11. "Statement showing category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). South Central Railway. Retrieved 23 April 2017.