Gudivada Junction railway station

Gudivada Junction railway station (station code: GDV)^[1] is an Indian Railways station in Gudivada of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line, Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.^[2][3]

Old photo of Gudivada Junction Railway Station entrance

Gudivada Junction
General information
Location	Gudivada Krishna district Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16.43°N 80.99°E / 16.43; 80.99
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Vijayawada–Gudivada section, Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line, Vijayawada-Nidadavolu loop line
Platforms	5
Construction
Structure type	On ground
Accessible	[citation needed]
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	GDV
Zone(s)	South Coast RailwayTooltip South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	VijayawadaTooltip Vijayawada railway division
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Dosapadu towards ? Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Moturu towards ? Terminus Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Nujella towards ?
Location Gudivada Junction Location in Andhra Pradesh Show map of Andhra Pradesh Gudivada Junction Location in India Show map of India Interactive map

History

As per Indian Railway History Time Line Bezwada–Masulipatam-79.61 km opened on 4 February 1908. Masulipatam–Masuliptam Port (tidallock)-3.75 km opened on 1 January 1909. (Bezwada-Masulitam Port (tidallock) total km 83.36. Gudivada–Bhimavaram–Gudivada-65.34 km opened on 17 September 1928 by MSMR-SR.

Metre gauge. Two additional light passenger trains each way were introduced on the Gudivada–Masulipatam section, also one additional light train on the Gudivada–Bhimavaram section in 1936–37 Railway Budget

GDV–BVRM broad-gauge railway opened by Jagjivan Ram Railway Minister on 8 October 1961. The first solar powered colour light signals on South Central Railway was provided at LC gate No. 55 near Gudivada station of Vijayawada Division in 2000.^[4][5]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gudivada is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station.^[6] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between ₹20–₹100 crore and handles 5–10 million passengers.^[7]

Station amenities

The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring rooms, health unit, elevators, escalators, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, railway parcel service etc. It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).^[8]

Upgradation

Gudivada Junction railway station under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme will be upgraded and modernised along with the 1274 other railway stations in India. The scheme envisages improvement of building, integrating the station with both sides of the city, multimodal integration, amenities for divyangjans, sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballastless tracks, ‘Roof Plazas’ as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centres at the station in the long term.^[9]