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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Parvathipuram Town
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Pvpt.jpg
| address = Kothavalsa, [[Parvathipuram, Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|18.475|N|83.263|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation =
| line = [[Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line]]
| other = Auto service, nearby Parvathipuram bus station
| platform = 2
| tracks = 2
| parking = Available
| opened = 1908–09
| electrified = No
| code = {{Indian railway code| code = PVPT| zone = [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]]| division = {{rwd|Waltair}}}}
| owned = Indian Railways
| operator = East Coast Railway
| status = Functioning
| former = Bengal Nagpur Railway
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
}}

'''Parvatipuram Town railway station''' (station code:PVPT<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 railway station that serves [[Parvathipuram, Andhra Pradesh|Parvathipuram]] town in [[Vizianagaram district]].

== History ==

Between 1893 and 1896, {{convert|1288|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of the [[East Coast State Railway]] was opened for traffic. In 1898–99, [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was linked to the lines in southern India.<ref name=ser>{{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=2012-11-10|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-all}}</ref>

The {{convert|79|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Vizianagaram–Parvatipuram line was opened in 1908–09 and an extension to Salur was built in 1913. The Parvatipuram–Raipur line was completed in 1931.<ref name=ser />

== Railway reorganization ==

The [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was nationalized in 1944.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part – III (1900–1947)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-11-21}}</ref>[[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]] was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of [[East Indian Railway Company]] east of [[Mughalsarai]] and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.<ref name=zones>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-geog.html#newzone |title = Geography – Railway Zones| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2012-11-21 }}</ref> In 1955, [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]] was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.<ref name=zones /><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> New zones were started in April 2003 and then [[East Coast Railway]] and South East Central Railway were carved out from North Eastern Railway.

== Development of Parvathipuram railway station ==
Due to increase of [[Parvathipuram, Andhra Pradesh|Parvathipuram]] Town towards south. [[Parvathipuram railway station]] is being developed. From 2011 new express trains were given halt at Parvathipuram railway station excluding Parvathipuram Town railway station.

== References ==
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{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Gumada|next= Parvathipuram|line= East Coast Railway zone|branch= [[Vizianagaram–Raipur line]] }}
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Vizianagaram district]]
[[Category:Waltair railway division]]

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Parvathipuram Town railway station - Revision history

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