Pithapuram railway station

Pithapuram railway station (station code:PAP^[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Pithapuram, a town in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. Thirty trains halt in this station every day. It is the 806th-busiest station in the country.^{[3][unreliable source?]}

Pithapuram
Express train and Passenger train station
General information
Location	Pithapuram, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	17°09′05″N 82°17′26″E
Elevation	17 m (56 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	2 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PAP
Zone(s)	South Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
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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, Pithapuram is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) railway station.^[6] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–5 category station earns between ₹1–₹10 crore and handles 1–2 million passengers.^[7]

Station amenities

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).^[8]