Timmapuram railway station explained

Timmapuram
Type:Passenger train station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Thimmapuram, Tuni mandal, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
Country:India
Elevation:280NaN0[1]
Line:Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Parking:Available
Electrified:25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:South Central Railway zone
Status:Functioning
Map Type:India Andhra Pradesh#India
Map Dot Label:Timmapuram

Timmapuram railway station (station code:TMPM[2]), is an Indian Railways station in Thimmapuram, a village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. Six trains halt in this station every day.

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 12880NaN0 of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timmapuram/TMPM.
  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.