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{{short description|Indian railway route}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Vijayawada–Duvvada section
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| image = 12717 Ratnachal Express at Marripalem 04.jpg
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| caption = [[Ratnachal Express]] is one of the fastest and prestigious trains on Vijayawada- Duvvada section
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| status = Operational
| locale = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| end = {{stnlnk|Duvvada}}
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| open = 1897
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| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railway]]
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| speed = up to {{convert|130|km/h|abbr=on}}
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| map = [[File:Visakhapatnam - Vijayawada route.png|300px|Duvvada–Vijayawada section map]]{{Duvvada–Vijayawada section}}
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The '''Vijayawada-Duvvada section''' (also known as Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada line) is a railway line connecting {{stnlnk|Duvvada}} in the city of {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam}} and {{stnlnk|Vijayawada}}, both in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Surveys |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1438144370646-Annexure-1.pdf |website=South Central Railway, Indian Railways |access-date=3 May 2019 |page=14 |format=PDF |date=24 July 2015}}</ref> The main line is part of the [[Howrah–Chennai main line]].<ref>{{cite news|title=RPF rededicates itself to passenger safety|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-09-02/RPF-rededicates-itself-to-passenger-safety-174017|access-date=26 March 2016|work=The Hans India|date=2 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=3rd rail line joining Duvvada, Gudur to be completed in 5 yrs|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/3rd-rail-line-joining-duvvada-gudur-to-be-completed-in-5-yrs-115110301307_1.html|access-date=26 March 2016|work=The Business Standard|date=3 November 2015|location=Vijayawada}}</ref> The track from [[Duvvada railway station|Duvvada]] to [[Thadi railway station|Thadi]] is under the administrative jurisdiction of [[East Coast Railway zone]], and the rest of the line from [[Vijayawada Junction railway station|Vijayawada]] to [[Anakapalle railway station|Anakapalle]] is under the administrative jurisdiction of [[South Central Railway zone]].

== History ==
Some years before passenger railways started functioning in India railway lines were laid for carrying construction materials. Amongst these were a line used for construction of the Solani aqueduct over the Ganges Canal near [[Roorkee]] in the 1830s, the Red Hill Railroad in 1837 used for construction of a canal near [[Chennai]], and the Godavari Dam Construction Railway used for transporting materials for the construction of the Dowlaisweram Anicut at [[Rajahmundry]] around 1845. The project was completed in 1852 and the railway was closed down.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/india-first-railways.html#godavari |title = India's first railways|work= Godavari Dam Construction Railway|last=Darvill |first= Simon| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-01-19}}</ref>

The Red Hill Railroad near Chennai, used in 1837 for transporting granite, is considered by many as the first operational railway in India. Madras Railway was incorporated in 1853 the Great Southern Railway of India was formed in 1858.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title = IR History – Early days|work= 1832–1869| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-01-19}}</ref> The Great Southern of India Railway was merged with the Carnatic Railway in 1872 and renamed [[South Indian Railway]] in 1874. The main eastward route of Southern Mahratta Railway connected with other routes till Vijayawada (then known as Bezwada) in 1888. The mainline of [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]] was extended to Vijayawada in 1889.<ref name=irii>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|title = IR History:Early days II|work= 1870–1899| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-01-19}}</ref>

During the period 1893 to 1896, {{convert|1287|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of the [[East Coast State Railway]], from [[Vijayawada Junction railway station|Vijayawada]] to [[Cuttack Junction railway station|Cuttack]] was built and opened to traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 |title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway |publisher=South Eastern Railway |access-date=2013-01-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 |archive-date= 1 April 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mannanna.com/mannannaArt1.html | title = History of Waltair Division | publisher = Mannanna.com | access-date = 2013-01-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121011235936/http://www.mannanna.com/mannannaArt1.html | archive-date = 11 October 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The construction of the [[Old Godavari Bridge]] in 1897<ref name=irii /> and construction of the Vijayawada–Madras link in 1899 enabled the through running of trains.<ref name=irii />

The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by [[Madras Railway]] in 1901.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part III (1900–1947)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-01-19}}</ref>

=== Railway reorganization ===
In the early 1950s legislation was passed authorizing the central government to take over independent railway systems that were there. On 14 April 1951 the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]], the [[South Indian Railway Company]] and Mysore State Railway were merged to form [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]. Subsequently, [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]] was also merged into Southern Railway. On 2 October 1966, the Secunderabad, Solapur, Hubli and Vijayawada Divisions, covering the former territories of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway and certain portions of Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway were separated from Southern Railway to form the [[South Central Railway zone|South Central Railway]]. In 1977, Guntakal division of Southern Railway was transferred to South Coast Railway and the Solapur division transferred to Central Railway. Amongst the seven new zones created in 2010 was [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railway]], which was carved out of Southern Railway.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-geog.html#newzone |title = Geography – Railway Zones| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-01-23}}</ref> In 2019 it was moved to [[South Coast Railway zone]].

== Stations ==
*{{stnlnk|Eluru}}
*{{stnlnk|Bhimadole}}
*{{stnlnk|Duvvada}}
*{{stnlnk|Anakapalle}}
*{{stnlnk|Kasimkota}}
* Bayyavaram
*{{stnlnk|Narasingapalli}}
*{{stnlnk|Elamanchili}}
*{{stnlnk|Regupalem}}
*{{stnlnk|Narsipatnam Road}}
*{{stnlnk|Gullipadu}}
*{{stnlnk|Tuni|Andhra Pradesh}}
*{{stnlnk|Hamsavaram}}
*{{stnlnk|Timmapuram}}
*{{stnlnk|Annavaram}}
*{{stnlnk|Ravikampadu}}
*{{stnlnk|Durgada Gate}}
*{{stnlnk|Gollaprolu}}
*{{stnlnk|Pithapuram}}
*{{stnlnk|Samalkot Junction}}
*{{stnlnk|Gudaparti}}
*{{stnlnk|Medapadu}}
*Pedabramadvam (alternatively ''Peddabrahmadevam'')<ref name="pbd">{{cite web |title=PBD/Peddabrahmadevam |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/peddabrahmadevam-pbd/3364 |publisher=India Rail Info |access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref>
*{{stnlnk|Bikkavolu}}
*{{stnlnk|Balabhadrapuram}}
*{{stnlnk|Anaparti}}
*{{stnlnk|Anaparti}}
*{{stnlnk|Dwarapudi}}
*{{stnlnk|Kesavaram}}
*{{stnlnk|Kadiyam}}
*{{stnlnk|Rajahmundry}}
*Marripalem<ref name="mipm">{{cite web |title=Arrivals at MIPM/Marripalem |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/marripalem-mipm/5851 |publisher=India Rail Info |access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref>
*{{stnlnk|Simhachalam}}
*Pendurthi (alternatively ''Pendurti'')<ref name="pdt">{{cite web |title=Departures from PDT/Pendurti |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/pendurti-pdt/3354 |publisher=India Rail Info |access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref>
*{{stnlnk|Peda Avutapalle}}
*{{stnlnk|Gunadala}}
*{{stnlnk|Vijayawada}}
*{{stnlnk|Tadepalligudem}}

== Electrification ==
[[Howrah–Chennai Mail]] was the first train in South Eastern Railway to be hauled by a diesel engine ([[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-1]]) in 1965.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history4.html |title = IR History: Part – IV (1947–1970)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-11-21}}</ref>

== Speed limits ==
The entire Kharagpur–Duvvada–Vijayawada main line is classified as a "Group B" line which can take speeds up to 130 km/h. On the branch lines the speed limit is 100 km/h.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRPWM/PermanentWayManualCh2_data.htm |title=Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way |access-date=2013-01-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030524/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRPWM/PermanentWayManualCh2_data.htm |archive-date=3 December 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>

== Passenger movement ==
{{stnlnk|Eluru}}, {{stnlnk|Rajahmundry}} and [[Vijayawada Junction|Vijayawada]], on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=2012-12-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>

== References ==
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{{South Coast Railway zone}}
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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]
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[[Category:Waltair railway division|*]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1897]]

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