Machilipatnam railway station

Location
	Machilipatnam Location in Andhra Pradesh Machilipatnam Location in India
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Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Machilipatnam, Krishna district., Andhra Pradesh; India
Coordinates	16°10′19″N 81°08′18″E / 16.17188°N 81.13839°E
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Line(s)	Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MTM
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Opened	4 Feb, 1908
Electrified	Yes
Services
Location
Location
	Machilipatnam Location in Andhra Pradesh Machilipatnam Location in India
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Machilipatnam railway station (station code:MTM^[1]) located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Machilipatnam in Krishna district. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.^[2]^[3] The Vijayawada–Machilipatnam line was scheduled to be doubled by 2016.^[4] Machilipatnam railway station is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) station in the Vijayawada railway division.^[5]

History

In 2012–13, a survey report was submitted for new Machilipatnam–Repalle railway line.^[6]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Machilipatnam is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) railway station.^[5] 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]

Originating Express Trains

All trains originating from Machilipatnam must pass through Gudivada Jn.

Train no.	Train Name	Destination	Departure	Running	Route
07185	Secunderabad Special	Secunderabad Jn.	15:15	Sun	Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Kazipet Jn.
17211	Kondaveedu Express	Yesvantpur Jn.	15:50	Mon, Wed, Fri	Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Nandyal, Dhone, Dharmavaram Jn., Hindupur
07067	Kurnool City Special	Kurnool City	15:50	Tue, Thu, Sat	Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Narsaraopet, Cumbum, Nandyal, Dhone Jn.
07095	Tirupati Special	Tirupati	17:40	Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun	Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn. Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn.
12749	Bidar SF Express	Bidar	20:45	All Days	Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Kazipet Jn., Secunderabad Jn., Vikarabad Jn.
17219	Visakhapatnam Express	Visakhapatnam Jn.	21:25	All Days	Gudivada Jn., Bhimavaram Jn., Nidadavolu Jn., Rajahmundry, Tuni
17215	Dharmavaram Express	Dharmavaram.	19:40	All Days	Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Nandyal, Dhone

References

^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
^ "Stations on the Gudivada–Machilipatnam section" (PDF). Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Ministry of Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 6. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ "Vijayawada Railway Division earnings cross Rs. 2,000 crores mark". The Hindu. 14 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
^ "Surveys" (PDF). South Central Railway, Indian Railways. 24 July 2015. p. 14. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Chilakalapudi towards ?		Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line		Terminus

[1] "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

[2] "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[3] "Stations on the Gudivada–Machilipatnam section" (PDF). Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry. Ministry of Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 6. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[4] "Vijayawada Railway Division earnings cross Rs. 2,000 crores mark". The Hindu. 14 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[station_categories-5] "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[6] "Surveys" (PDF). South Central Railway, Indian Railways. 24 July 2015. p. 14. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[7] "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

[8] Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

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v t e South Coast Railway
Administration	Ministry of Railways
History	Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Divisions	Guntakal Guntur Waltair Vijayawada
Sections / Branch lines	Duvvada–Vijayawada section Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Gudur–Renigunta section Guntakal–Nandyal section Guntur–Krishna Canal section Nallapadu–Nandyal section Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line Secunderabad–Dhone section Tenali–Repalle branch line Vijayawada–Gudur section Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Nandyal–Yerraguntla section
Railway stations	Andhra Pradesh Odisha
Subsidiaries	Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications
See also	Rail transport in India