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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Hamsavaram<br />
| type = [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Hamsavaram Railway Station View 01.jpg<br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = Hamsavaram, Andhra Pradesh<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|17.316169|N|82.489354|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|24|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| line = [[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]<br />
| tracks = 2 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| opened = <br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = <br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = HVM<br />
| zone = [[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railway]]<br />
| division = Vijayawada<br />
}}<br />
| owned = <br />
| operator = <br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh <br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_caption = Location of Hamsavaram railway station in Andhra Pradesh<br />
}}<br />
'''Hamsavaram railway station''' (station code:HVM<ref>{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn. – Duvvada section |url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf |website=Indian Railways |access-date=30 April 2019 |page=3 |format=PDF |date=12 September 2009}}</ref>), is an [[Indian Railways]] station in [[Hamsavaram]] of [[East Godavari district]] in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It lies on the [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]. It is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone]]. It is 3378th most busiest railway station in India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rpubs.com/probability/busystations|title=BUSIEST TRAIN STATIONS INDIA}}</ref> It halts 8 trains every day.<br />
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== History ==<br />
Between 1893 and 1896, {{convert|1288|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of the [[East Coast State Railway]], between [[Vijayawada]] and {{stnlnk|Cuttack}} was opened for 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=2013-01-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1|archivedate=2013-04-01}}</ref> 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><br />
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== Classification ==<br />
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Hamsavaram is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6)'' 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–6 category station earns nearly {{₹|1}} [[crore]] and handles close to {{Nowrap|1 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><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/hamsavaram-hvm/3347]<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in East Godavari district]]<br />
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]</div>>Vatsmaxed