Kadiyam railway station

16°54′51″N 81°49′57″E / 16.914210°N 81.832385°E / 16.914210; 81.832385Elevation18 m (59 ft)[1]Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Central Railway zoneLine(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line andPlatforms1Tracks4 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeKYM Zone(s) South Central Railway zone Division(s) VijayawadaHistoryElectrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Kadiyam railway station is located in Andhra Pradesh
Kadiyam railway station
Kadiyam railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Kadiyam is an Indian Railways station in Kadiyam, a village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. 11 trains halt in this station every day. It is the 1602nd-busiest station in the country.[2]

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[3] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[4]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Kadiyam is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[5] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–6 category station earns nearly ₹1 crore and handles close to 1 million passengers.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Kadiyam/KYM".
  2. ^ "RPubs India".
  3. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  • Kadiyam railway station at the India Rail Info
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Kesavaram South Central Railway zone Rajahmundry
towards Vijayawada
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Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh
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Secunderabad
SCoRTooltip South Coast Railway zone
Guntakal
Guntur
Vijayawada
Waltair
SWRTooltip South Western Railway zone
Bangalore
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Chennai



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