Urlam railway station

Urlam railway station is a railway station on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Waltair railway division of East Coast Railway zone. Urlam in Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.^[1][2]

Urlam railway station
Passenger train station
General information
Location	Station Road, Urlam, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	18.4350°N 83.9890°E / 18.4350; 83.9890
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Coast Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	ULM
Zone(s)	East Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Waltair
History
Opened	1899
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Coast State Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Tilaru towards Howrah Junction East Coast Railway zone Howrah–Chennai main line Srikakulam Road towards Chennai Central
Location Urlam railway station Location in Andhra Pradesh Show map of Andhra Pradesh Urlam railway station Location in India Show map of India

v t e Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
Legend
km to Kharagpur–Puri line 0 Khurda Road Junction to Khurda Road–Bolangir line (under construction) to Puri 5 Argul 9 Kaipadar Road 14 Dhaulimuhan 18 Tapang 23 Golabai Mandakini River 27 Nirakarpur 35 Bhusandpur 42 Muketashwar 48 Kalupara Ghat 53 Kuhuri 60 Gangadharpur 63 Solari 70 Balugaon 78 Chilka 83 Kalijai 89 Khallikot 100 Rambha NH 16 110 Humma SH 31 116 Ganjam Rushikulya River 124 Chatrapur Court 125 Chatrapur SH 36 NH 16 NH 516A Gopalpur port 129 Narasimhapura 139 Jagannathapur SH 32 NH 59 147 Brahmapur 158 Golanthra 164 Surla Road SH 29 Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border 172 Ichchapuram 184 Jhadupudi 190 Sompeta NH 16 199 Baruva 208 Mandasa Road 212 Summadevi 220 Palasa 233 Pundi 239 Routhpuram Halt 246 / 0 Naupada 7 Tekkali Halt NH 16 12 Peddasan 21 Temburu 27 Ganguwada 35 Patapatnam Andhra Pradesh–Odisha border 39 Paralamkhemundi 52 Sitapuram Halt 56 Haobhanga Halt 65 Kashinagar Halt 71 Lihuri Halt 78 Bansadhara Halt 83 Palasingi 90 Gunupur 252 Dindu Gopala Puram Halt 260 Kotabommali 267 Harishchandrapuram NH 16 272 Tilaru 282 Urlam Vamsadhara River 292 Srikakulam Road 298 Dusi Nagavali River 308 Ponduru 318 Sigadam 325 Batuva 332 Chipurupalle 335 Garividi 352 Nellimaria to Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line 363 Vizianagaram Junction 374 Korukonda Gosthani River 381 Alamanda 390 Kantakapalle Aluminium plant of JSW Group to Kothavalasa–Kirandul line 398 Kothavalasa Junction 407 Pendurti 414 Simhachalam North 416 Simhachalam 415 Gopalapatnam NH 16 Marshalling yard on right lines 419 Maripallem / Visakhapatnam Airport Naval Dockyard Essar Steel Iron Ore sidings 432 Kottapalem Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour 424 Visakhapatnam Hindustan Zinc BHPV NH 16 Coromandel International Visakhapatnam Refinery of HPCL Visakhapatnam port channel in blue Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour Hindustan Shipyard Visakhapatnam Port - Outer harbour Dolphin's Nose (hill with lighthouse) Link to Bay of Bengal Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Gangavaram Port 440 Duvvada NH 16 Simhadri STPP of NTPC 450 Thadi NH 16 456 Anakapalle to Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section

History

In between 1893 and 1896, the coastal railway track from Cuttack to Vijayawada was built and opened to traffic by East Coast State Railway.^[3] The route was electrified in several phases. Khurda–Visakhapatnam section was completely electrified by 2002 and Howrah–Chennai route was fully electrified in 2005.^[4]