DIVISION

A PROFILE

After integration of Madras and Southern Maratha Railway, South and Railway came in to existence on 14.04.1951 and Vijayawada division was formed as one of the eight divisions of Southern Railway on 16.05.1956. On Formation of South Central Railway on 02.10.1966, Vijayawada Division became part of it. The Vijayawada Division forms a vital link in the network of Indian Railways. It is the threshold to South and connects East, South, West and North.

Vijayawada Division and stations

No. of Category of station Names of stations stations A-1 Category 1 Vijayawada A Category 14 , , , Chirala, , , , Godavari, , Samalkot, , Kakinada Port, Anakapalli, Town B Category 11 Kavali, Bapatla, Nidadavole, Annavaram, Tuni, , , , Narasapur, and Bhimavaram Jn, D category 13 Vedayapalem, Singarayakonda, Nidubrolu, , , Dwarapudi, Anaparthi, Pithapuram, Narsipatnam Road, Elamanchili, , Kaikalur and E category 69 F category 53 Total 161 Stations not handling 5 Gunadala, Nidiguntapalem, coaching traffic Venkatachalam Road, Krishnapatnam and Sarpavaram

Average No. of trains dealt per day

Daily express trains 78 Avg. Non-daily express trains 35 Passenger trains 129 Avg. Non-daily passenger trains 15 Work men special 02 Rail bus 02 Total Passenger trains dealt 261 Average No. of Freight trains 155 Passenger Amenities/Freight facilities – Vijayawada Division

Model Stations 10 Vijayawada, Nellore, Ongole, Tenali, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Kakinada Town, Samalkot, Anakapalli and Bhimavaram Town ADARSH 05 Nellore, Gudur, Bapatla, Dwarapudi and Kakinada Town. stations “Touch & Feel” 26 26- “A1”, “A” and “B” Category stations over the division. items stations No. of Unified 48 Bitragunta, Ulavapadu, Singarayakonda, Tanguturu, Locations (UTS Ammanabrolu, Chinnaganjam, Vetapalem, Stuartpuram, + PRS) Appikatla, Nidubrolu, Tsunduru, Duggirala, Pedavadlapudi, , Kondapalli, Gannavaram, Telaprolu, , Powerpet, , Pulla, Chebrolu, Navabpalem, Chagallu, Kovvur, Dwarapudi, Anaparthi, Bikkavolu, Kakinada Port, Ramachandrapuram, Pithapuram, Gollaprolu, Annavaram, Narsipatnam Road, Elamanchili, Madhuranagar, Gudlavalleru, Kavutaram, Pedana, Chilakalapudi, Machilipatnam, Mandavalli, Kaikalur, Akividu, , PennadaAgraharam, Viravasaram and Attili (Extra Unified counters in Booking Offices ): Ongole, Tenali, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry (East), Kakinada Town (2), Gudivada and Bhimavaram Jn. No. of PRS 29 Gudur, Nellore, Kavali, Ongole, Chirala, Bapatla, Tenali, stand alone Vijayawada, Benz circle (Vijayawada), Bhavanipuram locations (Vijayawada), Satyanarayanapuram (Vijayawada), Powerpet, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavole, Godavari, Rajahmundry, Amalapuram, Samalkot, Kakinada Town, Yanam, Tuni, Anakapalli, Gudivada, Machilipatnam (satellite), Bhimavaram Town, Palakol, Narasapur and Tanuku. PRS (e- Seva) 1 Nellore (Dargamitta) PRS (Post 13 Aam Aadmi Post office – , Paruchuru, office) G.Mamidada, Razole, Jaggampeta, Vedayapalem, A.K.Nagar, Polavaram, Rampachodavaram, Penugonda, Vidyanagar, Lankalakoderu, Challapalli and Nuzividu. No. of UTS 60 Gudur, Manubolu, Venkatachalam, Vedayapalem, Nellore, stand alone Padugupadu, Kodavaluru, Talamanchi, Alluru Road, locations SriVenkateswarapalem, Kavali, Tettu, Surareddypalem, Ongole, Karavadi, Uppugunduru, Chirala, Bapatla, Tenali, Canal, Vijayawada, Mustabad, Peddavutapalli, , Powerpet, Eluru, , Badampudi, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavole, Godavari, Rajahmundry, Kadiyam, Medapadu, Samalkot, Ramachadrapuram, Ravikampadu, Hamsavaram, Tuni, Gullipadu, Regupalem, Narsingapalli, Bayyavaram, Anakapalli, Tadhi, Ramavarapadu, Nidamanuru, Uppaluru, Tarigoppula, Dosapadu, Gudivada, Moturu, Pallevada, Bhimavaram Town, Bhimavaram Jn, Palakol, Narasapur, Aravalli, Tanuku, and Kaldhari.

Computerized 21 Anakapalli, Tuni, Annavaram, Samalkot, Kakinada Public Town,Godavari, Rajahmundry, Nidadavole, addressing Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada, Tenali, Bapatla, system Chirala, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Gudivada, Machilipatnam, Bhimavaram Town, and Bhimavaram Jn. POET locations 39 Annavaram, Anaparthi, Pithapuram, Dwarapudi, Elamanchili, Anakapalli, Tuni, Samalkot, Kakinada Town, Kakinada port, Amalapuram, Rajahmundry, Godavari, Nidadavole, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada, Benz circle (Vijayawada), Bhavanipuram (Vijayawada), Satyanarayanapuram (Vijayawada), Tenali, Bapatla, Chirala, Kavali, Nellore, Gudur, Gudivada, Machilipatnam, Akividu, Bhimavaram Town, Tanuku, Palakole, Narasapur, Yanam, Kovvur, Bhimavaram Jn, Ongole, Machilipatnam (Town) and Nidubrolu. Train Indication 30 Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Kavali, Singarayakonda, Chirala, Boards Bapatla, Nidubrole, Tenali, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavole, kovvur, Godavari, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Kakinada Town, Pithapuram, Annavaram, Tuni, Anakapalli, Gudivada, Machilipatnam, Bhimavaram Town, Bhimavaram Jn, Palakole , Narsapur and Tanuku Coach indication 29 Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Kavali, Singarayakonda, Chirala, Boards Bapatla, Nidubrole, Tenali, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavole, Kovvur, Godavari, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Pithapuram, Kakinada Town, Kakinada Port, Annavaram, Tuni, Anakapalli, Gudivada, Machilipatnam, Bhimavaram Town, Bhimavaram Jn., Palakol and Narsapur, JTBS 8 Bapatla, Nidubrole, Tadepalligudem, Kakinada Town, Anakapalli, Gudivada, Bhimavaram Town, and Bhimavaram Jn. ATM 20 Vijayawada(6), Rajahmundry(4), Tadepalligudem, Anakapalli, Gudivada, Nellore, Bhimavaram Town, Kavali, Powerpet, Narsapur, Samalkot and Tenali IFC 3 Rajahmundry, Vijayawada and Nellore Touch Screen 22 Vijayawada(6), Nellore(2), Ongole, Chirala, Tenali(2), Stations Eluru, Godavari, Rajahmundry(2), Samalkot, Kakinada Town(2), Anakapalle, Bhimavaram Town and Machilipatnam. Locations 10 Gudur, Tenali, Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, identified for Tuni, Kakinada Port, Akividu and Gudivada Parcel Management System Multi Functional 03 Nellore, Vijayawada and Rajahmundry Complex identitifed

Freight facilities

Stations 37 Akividu, Anakapalli, Bhimavaram Jn, Bikkavole, opened for “full Bayyavaram, Chirala, Dwarapudi, Eluru, Gudivada, rake” traffic Kakinada Port, Krishna Canal, Machilipatnam, Nidadavole, Nuzvid, Nidamanuru, Ongole, Padugupadu, Palakollu, Rayanapadu Shops (RYPS), Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Singarayakonda, Surareddipalem, Tadepalligudem, Tangutur, Tanuku, Tenali, Vijayawada, Venkatachalam, Kovvuru, Ramachandrapuram, Krishnapatnam, Regupalem, Rayanapadu, Kadiyam, Ravikampadu and Manubole SIDINGS - FULL RAKE SIDINGS POL 1 IOC BPC LTD., Surareddypalem Thermal Power 1 VTPS / Kondapalli (Mechanical Unloading) House Sidings Fertilizer 2 Kakinada Port – GFCL & NFCL Sidings. sidings FCI Sidings 9 Nuzividu, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Pennada Agraharam, Gudivada, Krishna Canal (Half), Venkatachalam, Uppaluru, and Navabpalem Coal, Edible 1 KSPL / Kakinada Oil, Weed Pulp Coal, 1 PKPK / Krishnapatnam Port Siding Fertilizers Iron & Steel 1 TISCO / GWM Cement 2 NCL Siding, Kondapalli and MMHR siding, Regupalem HALF RAKE SIDINGS Iodized salt, 1 A.S. Ltd. / Kovvuru Sulphur Sugar 1 A.S. Ltd. / Tanuku Total 20 Sidings

Major Commodities

Major Commodities – Food Grains, Fertilizers, Coal, Timber Waste, Loading Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Granite Blocks, Coal Major Commodities – Fertilizers, Coal, Rice, Iron Ore and Cement Unloading Electronic Inmotion Bitragunta, Rajahmundry, Kakinada Port and Weighbridges – 4 Venkatachalam Road Jn., Private Electronic Krishnapatnam Port siding, KSLK Siding Inmotion Weighbridges-2 Container Rail Samalkot, Padugupadu, Tadepalligudem, Dwarapudi, Gudivada, Tenali, Bikkavole, Terminals – 30 Bhimavaram Jn, Bayyavaram, Chirala, Krishna Canal, Machilipatnam, Nuzvid, Nidamanuru, Rayanapadu, Singarayakonda, Tangutur, Tanuku, Manubolu, Kadiyam, Kovvur, Ramachandrapuram, Anakapalli, KakinadaPort, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Eluru, Venkatachalam, Nidadavole and Akividu . TMS Locations - 41 Padugupadu, Surareddipalem, Bhimavaram, TPAK Siding (Kondapalli), Dwarapudi, Venkatachalam, Samalkot, Ravikampadu, Gudivada, Pennada Agraharam, Palakol, Kakinada Port, Nuzvid, Rajahmundry, Bikkavalu, Tadepalligudem, Niddadavolu, Eluru, APSWC siding / Uppaluru, Kadiyam, Kovvur, Tanuku, Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, APSWC Siding/Nawabpalem, Akividu, Krishna Canal, Tenali, Chirala, Ongole, Anakapalli, Regupalem, Krishnapatnam, Bayyavaram, Singarayakonda, Krishnapatnam Port siding, TISM Siding/ Gannawaram, NGFS/CAO, PGFC/COA, KSKL/COA, MNCK siding/ Kondapalli.