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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway station in Andhra Pradesh, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Parvatipuram<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Pvp.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Station board at Parvatipuram<br />
| address = Parvathipuram, Andhra Pradesh<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|18.7481|N|83.4338|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|120|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| line = [[Raipur–Vizianagaram line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 5<br />
| tracks = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| opened = 1908–09<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| accessible = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = PVP<br />
| zone = [[south Coast Railway zone|south Coast Railway]]<br />
| division = Waltair<br />
}}<br />
| owned = <br />
| operator = <br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India<br />
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways|line=East Coast Railway zone|left=Parvathipuram Town|right=Narsipuram|type=[[Vizianagaram–Raipur line]]}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Parvathipuram railway station|collapse=y}}<br />
'''Parvatipuram railway station''' (station code:PVP), located in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]], serves [[Parvathipuram, Andhra Pradesh|Parvathipuram]] in [[Parvathipuram Manyam district|Parvathipuram district]]. It is one of the two railway stations in Parvathipuram.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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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><br />
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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/><br />
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==Railway reorganization==<br />
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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> Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]] and [[South East Central Railway zone|South East Central Railway]]. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.<ref name=zones/> Platforms increased from three to five in April,2024.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{commons category-inline|Parvathipuram railway station}}<br />
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1908]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Vizianagaram district]]<br />
[[Category:Waltair railway division]]</div>CaseyBroderick