Kadiyam
Passenger train station
General information
LocationKadiyam, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates16°54′51″N 81°49′57″E / 16.914210°N 81.832385°E / 16.914210; 81.832385
Elevation18 m (59 ft)[1]
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Central Railway zone
Line(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Platforms1
Tracks4 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKYM
Zone(s) South Central Railway zone
Division(s) Vijayawada
History
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Kadiyam railway station is located in Andhra Pradesh
Kadiyam railway station
Kadiyam railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Kadiyam is an Indian Railways station in Kadiyam, 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. 11 trains halt in this station every day. It is the 1602nd-busiest station in the country.[2]

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) 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, Kadiyam is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[5] 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 ₹1 crore and handles close to 1 million passengers.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Kadiyam/KYM".
  2. ↑ "RPubs India".
  3. ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Kesavaram
towards Visakhapatnam
 South Central Railway zone Rajahmundry
towards Vijayawada


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