Thadi railway station explained

Thadi
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Thadi, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Country:India
Elevation:350NaN0
Line:Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:2
Tracks: broad gauge
Parking:Not available
Status:Functioning
Map Type:India Visakhapatnam
Map Dot Label:Thadi

Thadi railway station (station code: THY[1]), located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Golagam and Thadi villages from Anakapalle mandal in Anakapalli district. It lies in Howrah–Chennai main line. It is 10 km from and 6 km from .

History

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]

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant was established in the 1980s and the first coke oven battery was commissioned in 1989.[3]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Thadi is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[4] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–6 category station earns nearly crore and handles close to passengers.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn.–Duvvada section . Indian Railways . 30 April 2019 . 3 . PDF . 12 September 2009.
  2. Web site: Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway. South Eastern Railway. 2012-11-10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1. 2013-04-01.
  3. Web site: Visakhapatnam Steel Plant . Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited . 2013-01-15 .
  4. Web site: Stations – Category-wise (NEW) . Portal of Indian Railways . 23 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Categorization of Railway Stations . Press Information Bureau . 20 May 2019 . 21 March 2018.