Gudivada Junction railway station

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Gudivada Junction
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| image = Gudivada Junction name board.jpg
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| address = [[Gudivada]]<br />[[Krishna district]]<br />[[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.43|80.99|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
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| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| line = [[Vijayawada–Gudivada section]], [[Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line]]
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| platforms = 5
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| structure = On ground
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| disabled = {{Access icon|20px}}{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = GDV
| zone = {{abbrlink|South Coast Railway|South Coast Railway zone}}
| division = {{abbrlink|Vijayawada|Vijayawada railway division}}
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| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Dosapadu|next= Moturu|line=Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= |next= Nujella|line=Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line}}
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'''Gudivada Junction railway station''' (station code:GDV)<ref>{{cite web|title=Station Code Index|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2015-16/Station_Code(1).pdf|website=Portal of Indian Railways|access-date=31 May 2017|page=2|format=PDF}}</ref> is an [[Indian Railways]] station in [[Gudivada]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is a part of [[Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line]], [[Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line]] and is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf |access-date=18 January 2016 |page=7 |format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf|title=Stations on the Gudivada–Machilipatnam section|date=12 September 2009|website=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry|publisher=Ministry of Indian Railways|page=6|format=PDF|access-date=23 June 2017}}</ref>
[[File:Gudivada Junction Entrance view.jpg|thumb|300px|Gudivada Junction Entrance view]]

== History ==

As per Indian Railway History Time Line [[Vijayawada railway station|Bezwada]]–[[Machilipatnam railway station|Masulipatam]]-79.61 km opened on 4 February 1908. Masulipatam–Masuliptam Port (tidallock)-3.75 km opened on 1 January 1909. (Bezwada-Masulitam Port (tidallock) total km 83.36. [[Gudivada]]–[[Bhimavaram]]–Gudivada-65.34 km opened on 17 September 1928 by [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway|MSMR-SR]].

Metre gauge. Two additional light passenger trains each way were introduced on the Gudivada–Masulipatam section, also one additional light train on the Gudivada–Bhimavaram section in 1936–37 Railway Budget

GDV–BVRM broad-gauge railway opened by [[Jagjivan Ram]] Railway Minister on 8 October 1961. The first solar powered colour light signals on South Central Railway was provided at LC gate No. 55 near Gudivada station of Vijayawada Division in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Budget Speech 1958–59|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1958-59.pdf|website=Indian Railways|access-date=28 September 2015|page=136|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Budget Speech 1960-61|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1960-61.pdf|website=Indian Railways|access-date=28 September 2015|page=154|format=PDF}}</ref>

== Classification ==
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gudivada is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-4 (NSG-4)'' railway station.<ref name="station_categories">{{cite web |title=Stations – Category-wise (NEW) |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,358,748,2213 |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–4 category station earns between {{₹|10}}–{{₹|20}} [[crore]] and handles {{Nowrap|2–5 million}} passengers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Categorization of Railway Stations |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174916 |website=Press Information Bureau |access-date=20 May 2019 |date=21 March 2018}}</ref>

== Station amenities ==

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Correspondent |first1=Special |title=SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/SCR-introduces-mobile-paper-ticketing-facility-in-38-stations/article17099376.ece |access-date=5 May 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=27 January 2017 }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:Railway junction stations in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Krishna district]]
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]

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