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Bikkavolu
Passenger train station
Bikkavolu railway station signboard
General information
Location	Bikkavolu, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16°58′09″N 82°01′55″E / 16.969217°N 82.031943°E / 16.969217; 82.031943
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Coast Railway zone
Line(s)	Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and
Platforms	2
Tracks	5 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BVL
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
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Bikkavolu is an Indian Railways station at Bikkavolu, a village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. Eleven trains halt in this station every day. It is the 2140th-busiest station in the country.

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic. The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Bikkavolu is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station. 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 1 million passengers.

Important persons

• Munta Phani Kumar
• Thatholu Veerababu
• Nelli Suresh

References

1. "Bikkavolu/BVL".
2. "RPubs India". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
3. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
4. "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
5. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
6. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

External links

• Bikkavolu railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Peddabrahmadevamtowards Visakhapatnam		South Coast Railway zoneVisakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line		Balabhadrapuramtowards Vijayawada

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