Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section
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The Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section is a key railway corridor in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh that connects the coastal cities of Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada and forms part of the busy Howrah–Chennai main line.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam section | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway corridor
ⓘ
railway line section ⓘ |
| belongsToNetwork | Indian Railways broad-gauge network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Vijayawada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Visakhapatnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Chennai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howrah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| direction | generally northeast–southwest ⓘ |
| economicRole |
supports agricultural freight from coastal Andhra
ⓘ
supports port traffic from Visakhapatnam Port ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified double line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Vijayawada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | 5 ft 6 in broad gauge ⓘ |
| hasMajorJunction | Vijayawada Junction railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorStation |
Eluru railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nidadavolu Junction railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajahmundry railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Samalkot Junction railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuni railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Visakhapatnam railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | major trunk route on east coast of India ⓘ |
| lineUsedBy | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Andhra Pradesh ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Golden Quadrilateral railway network
NERFINISHED
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Howrah–Chennai main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
East Godavari district
NERFINISHED
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Krishna district NERFINISHED ⓘ Visakhapatnam district NERFINISHED ⓘ West Godavari district NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal Andhra region ⓘ |
| railwayZone | South Coast Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Vijayawada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Visakhapatnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the busiest railway sections in Andhra Pradesh ⓘ |
| startPoint | Visakhapatnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| strategicRole | link between eastern and southern India ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedByTrainType |
freight trains
ⓘ
long-distance express trains ⓘ superfast trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam section