Summadevi railway station is a railway station on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Khurda Road railway division of East Coast Railway zone. It is situated beside National Highway 16, at Summadevi in Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1][2]
Summadevi railway station | |||||||||||
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Passenger train station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | NH 16, Summadevi, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 18°48′32″N 84°28′02″E / 18.808897°N 84.467259°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | East Coast Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Howrah–Chennai main line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | SUDV | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | East Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Khurda Road | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1899 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | East Coast State Railway | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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History
editIn between 1893 and 1896, the coastal railway track from Cuttack to Vijayawada was built and opened to traffic by East Coast State Railway.[3] The route was electrified in several phases. Khurda–Visakhapatnam section was completely electrified by 2002 and Howrah–Chennai route was fully electrified in 2005.[4]
References
edit- ^ karthik. "Summadevi Railway Station Map/Atlas ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Summadevi Railway Station (SUDV) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "South Eastern Railway". 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7". IRFCA. Retrieved 17 August 2020.