Pithapuram railway station

17°09′05″N 82°17′26″E / 17.151333°N 82.290481°E / 17.151333; 82.290481Elevation17 m (56 ft)^[1]Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Central Railway zoneLine(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line andPlatforms2Tracks2 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codePAP Zone(s) South Central Railway zone Division(s) VijayawadaHistoryElectrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE

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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?]}

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]

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]

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

• Pithapuram railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Gollaprolu towards Visakhapatnam		South Central Railway zone Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line		Chandrampalem towards Vijayawada