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{{Infobox station
| name = Bhimavaram Town
| type = [[Commuter rail|Commuter]], [[Inter-city rail|Inter-city]] and [[Regional rail]] station
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| address = [[Bhimavaram]], [[West Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.5472761|N|81.5191696|E|display=inline,title}}
| owned =
| operator =
| line = {{plainlist|
*[[Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line]]
}}
| distance =
| platforms =
| tracks = 2 [[Indian gauge|broad gauge]] {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| train_operators =
| connections =
| structure = Standard (on ground)
| parking =
| bicycle =
| disabled = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BVRT
| zone = {{abbrlink|SCoR|South Coast Railway zone}}
| division = {{abbrlink|Vijayawada|Vijayawada railway division}}
}}
| classification = Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
| opened = {{Start date|1899|df=y}}
| closed = 
| former =
| electrified =
| years =
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| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Undi|next= Vendra|line=Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Undi|next=Bhimavaram Junction|line=Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line}}
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
| route_map = {{Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line}}
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}}

'''Bhimavaram Town railway station''' (station code:BVRT<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=29 April 2019 |page=46 |format=PDF |date=2015}}</ref>) is an [[Indian Railways]] station in [[Bhimavaram]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone]] (formerly [[South Central Railway zone]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=21 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf |archivedate=28 January 2016 |page=7 |format=PDF |date=28 January 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== History ==

GDV–BVRM Broad gauge railway opened by [[Jagjivan Ram]] Railway Minister on 8 October 1961. First express train passing through bvrt is narsapur express (17255/17256) interduceded in year 1-10-1979, first AC train was Cocanada SF Express (12775/12776) cct-sec and non-AC Superfast train was vskp-ltt SF Express (12749/12750) runs on Wednesday and Saturday at present it was converted into ordinary vskp-ltt (18519/18520) Express daily

== Classification ==
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Bhimavaram Town is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)'' 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 Railways stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between {{₹|20}}–{{₹|100}} [[crore]] and handles {{Nowrap|5–10 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>

== Structure and amenities ==
Bhimavaram Town 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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[[Category:Railway stations in West Godavari district]]
[[Category:Bhimavaram]]

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Bhimavaram Town railway station - Revision history

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