Thadi railway station

Thadi
Thadi
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Thadi, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh; India
Coordinates	17°41′10″N 83°04′01″E / 17.686168°N 83.067047°E
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Line(s)	Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line
Platforms	2
Tracks	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	THY
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway
Division(s)	Waltair
Services
Location
	Thadi Location in Visakhapatnam

Railways around Visakhapatnam

				km	to Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
					to Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
				24	Kothavalasa
				15	Pendurti

				8	Simhachalam North

				7	Simhachalam



				6	Gopalapatnam


					NH 16
					Marshalling yard on right lines
				4	Marripalem / Visakhapatnam Airport
					Naval Dockyard
					Essar Steel
					Iron Ore sidings
				9	Kottapalem
					Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour



				0	Visakhapatnam
					Hindustan Zinc
					BHPV
					NH 16
					Coromandel International
					Visakhapatnam Refinery of HPCL
					Visakhapatnam port channel in blue
					Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour
					Hindustan Shipyard
					Visakhapatnam Port - Outer harbour
					Dolphin's Nose (hill with lighthouse)
					Link to Bay of Bengal

					Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
					Gangavaram Port
				17	Duvvada
					NH 16
					Simhadri STPP of NTPC
				27	Thadi
					NH 16
				33	Anakapalle
					to Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section

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 Duvvada and 6 km from Anakapalle.

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) 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 ₹1 crore and handles close to 1 million passengers.^[5]

References

↑ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn.–Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
↑ "Visakhapatnam Steel Plant". Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
↑ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
↑ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

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[1] "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn.–Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[ser-2] "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

[3] "Visakhapatnam Steel Plant". Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

[station_categories-4] "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[5] "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

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History

Classification

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References