Parvathipuram Town | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Parvathipuram Manyam district, Andhra Pradesh |
Country: | India |
Line: | Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line |
Other: | Auto service, nearby Parvathipuram bus station |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Parking: | Available |
Opened: | 1908–09 |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | East Coast Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Former: | Bengal Nagpur Railway |
Map Type: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
Parvatipuram Town railway station (station code:PVPT[1]) is an Indian railway station that serves Parvathipuram town in Parvathipuram district.
Between 1893 and 1896, 12880NaN0 of the East Coast State Railway was opened for traffic. In 1898–99, Bengal Nagpur Railway was linked to the lines in southern India.[2]
The 790NaN0 Vizianagaram–Parvatipuram line was opened in 1908–09 and an extension to Salur was built in 1913. The Parvatipuram–Raipur line was completed in 1931.
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.[3] Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.[4] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.[5] New zones were started in April 2003 and then East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway were carved out from North Eastern Railway.
Due to increase of Parvathipuram Town towards south. Parvathipuram railway station is being developed. From 2011 new express trains were given halt at Parvathipuram railway station excluding Parvathipuram Town railway station.