Anakapalle railway station explained

Anakapalle
Native Name Lang:te
Type: Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Laxmi Devi Peta, Anakapalle, Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh
Line:Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:3 (4th platform is going on construction)
Parking:Available
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:South Coast Railway zone
Status:Functioning
Passengers:24,500 per day
Map Type:India Andhra Pradesh#India
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map
Map State:collapsed

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 busiest railway station in north Andhra. Rajadhani, Garib Rath, Double Decker, Antyodhaya Expresses stop 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 – crore and handles 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Code Index. Portal of Indian Railways. 31 May 2017. 2. PDF.
  2. Web site: Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations . Portal of Indian Railways . 21 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf . 28 January 2016 . 7 . PDF . 28 January 2016 . dead . dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Stations – Category-wise (NEW) . Portal of Indian Railways . 23 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Categorization of Railway Stations . Press Information Bureau . 20 May 2019 . 21 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Solar Panels at Railway Stations . . 18 May 2019 . . 10 April 2018.
  6. Web site: Desk . India com News . Solar Panels Installed at Railway Stations Across Country – Full List . India.com . 18 May 2019 . 11 April 2018.
  7. News: Correspondent . Special . SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations . 5 May 2019 . The Hindu . 27 January 2017 .