Anakapalle railway station

Railway station in Andhra Pradesh, India

17°41′23″N 82°59′52″E / 17.6896°N 82.9977°E / 17.6896; 82.9977Elevation31 feet (9.4 m)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Coast Railway zoneLine(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line andPlatforms3 (4th platform is going on construction)Tracks5 broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeAKP Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone Division(s) VijayawadaHistoryElectrifiedYesPassengers24,500 per day

Location
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Anakapalle railway station (Station CODE: AKP)^[1] is a railway station in Anakapalle, a neighbourhood of Visakhapatnam city, Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).^[2] It is the most busiuest railway station in north Andhra.Rajadhani,garibradth,doubledecker,antyodhaya expresses halt at this station. Anakapalle is the main station after the visakhapatnam Junction.

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Anakapalle is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-4 (NSG-4) railway station.^[3] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–4 category station earns between ₹10–₹20 crore and handles 2–5 million passengers.^[4]

Structure and amenities

The station has roof top solar panels installed by the Indian railways, along with various railway stations and service buildings in the country, as a part of sourcing 500 MW solar energy.^[5]^[6] It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).^[7]

References

^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 2. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 28 January 2016. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ "Solar Panels at Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. Delhi. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
^ Desk, India com News (11 April 2018). "Solar Panels Installed at Railway Stations Across Country – Full List". India.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
^ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

External links

Anakapalle railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Thadi towards ?		South Coast Railway zone Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line		Kasimkota towards ?

Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh

SCRTooltip South Central Railway zone

Secunderabad	Cheruvu Madhavaram Gangineni

SCoRTooltip South Coast Railway zone

Guntakal	Adoni Chittoor Kadapa Dharmavaram Junction Dhone Junction Gooty Junction Guntakal Junction Kadapa Pakala Junction Renigunta Junction Srikalahasti Tiruchanur Tirupati Tirupati West Halt Venkatagiri Yerraguntla Junction
Guntur	Angalakuduru Bhattiprolu Chiluvur Chinnaravuru Gudipudi Guntur Junction Macherla Mangalagiri Nadikudi Nallapadu Namburu Narasaraopet New Guntur Pallikona Pedakakani Halt Pedakurapadu Pedavadlapudi Penumarru Repalle Sangam Jagarlamudi Sattenapalle Tsunduru Vejendla Vemuru Vinukonda Zampini
Vijayawada	Anakapalle Badampudi Bapatla Bhimadole Bhimavaram Junction Bhimavaram Town Bitragunta Chebrol Chilakalapudi Chirala Denduluru Duggirala Eluru Gannavaram Godavari Gorintada Gudivada Junction Gudlavalleru Gudur Junction Gunadala Kaikaram Kakinada Port Kakinada Town Kavutaram Kolakaluru Kolanukonda Kondapalli Kotipalli Kovvur Krishna Canal Junction Krishnapatnam Machilipatnam Mustabada Narasapur Nellore Nellore South Nidubrolu Nidadavolu Junction Nujella Nuzvid Ongole Padugupadu Palakollu Peda Avutapalle Pedana Powerpet Pulla Rajahmundry Rayanapadu Sitampet Samalkot Junction Tadepalligudem Tanguturu Tanuku Tarigoppula Telaprolu Tenali Junction Ulavapadu Unguturu Vadlamannadu Vatlur Vedayapalem Veeravalli Venkatachalam Vijayawada Junction Vetapalem
Waltair	Alamanda Araku Araku Valley Halt Batuva Halt Bobbili Junction Boddavara Borra Caves Chimidipalle Chipurupalle Dusi Duvvada Garividi Gujjangivalasa Gumada Harishchandrapuram Kantakapalle Karakavalasa Kottavalasa Junction Korukonda Kotabommali Kuneru Lakkavarapukota Malividu Marripalem Narasipuram Halt Narayanappavalasa Halt Naupada Nellimarla Parvathipuram Parvathipuram Town Pendurthi Ponduru Rompalle Salur Shimiliguda Shivalingapuram Shrungavarapukota Sigadam Simhachalam Simhachalam North Sitanagaram Srikakulam Road Tilaru Tyada Urlam Visakhapatnam Vizianagaram Junction

SWRTooltip South Western Railway zone

Bangalore	Basampalle Chakarlapalle Devarapalle Hindupur Kottacheruvu Makkajipalli Maluguru Nagasamudram Narayanapuram Penukonda Junction Rangepalli Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam