Elamanchili railway station explained

Elamanchili
Type:Express train and Passenger train station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Elamanchili, Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh
Country:India
Elevation:220NaN0[1]
Line:Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Platform:2
Parking:Available
Electrified:25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:South Coast Railway zone
Status:Functioning
Map Type:India#India Andhra Pradesh
Map Dot Label:Elamanchili railway station
Map Size:260

Elamanchili railway station (station code:YLM[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Elamanchili, a municipality in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 12880NaN0 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, Elamanchili 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 – crore and handles passengers.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ellamanchili/YLM.
  2. Web site: Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn. – Duvvada section . Indian Railways . 30 April 2019 . 3 . PDF . 12 September 2009.
  3. Web site: Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway. South Eastern Railway. 2013-01-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1. 2013-04-01.
  4. Web site: IR History: Part III (1900–1947). IRFCA. 2013-01-19.
  5. Web site: Stations – Category-wise (NEW) . Portal of Indian Railways . 23 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Categorization of Railway Stations . Press Information Bureau . 20 May 2019 . 21 March 2018.