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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway corridor
railway line section
belongsToNetwork Indian Railways broad-gauge network
connects Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam
linked to: Vizagapatam
connectsTo Chennai
Howrah
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
gauge 5 ft 6 in broad gauge
hasMajorJunction Vijayawada Junction railway station
hasMajorStation Eluru railway station
Nidadavolu Junction railway station
linked to: Nidadavolu Junction

Rajahmundry railway station
Samalkot Junction railway station
Tuni railway station
Visakhapatnam railway station
importance major trunk route on east coast of India
lineUsedBy Indian Railways
locatedIn Andhra Pradesh
locatedOnCoastOf Bay of Bengal
operator Indian Railways
partOf Golden Quadrilateral railway network
Howrah–Chennai main line
passesThrough East Godavari district
Krishna district
Visakhapatnam district
West Godavari district
coastal Andhra region
railwayZone South Coast Railway zone
region South India
servesCity Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam
linked to: Vizagapatam
significance one of the busiest railway sections in Andhra Pradesh
startPoint Visakhapatnam
linked to: Vizagapatam
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

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Visakhapatnam railway station isMajorStationOn Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section
Rajahmundry railway station locatedOn Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam section
linked to: Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section
Visakhapatnam railway station onLine Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section
subject linked to: VSKP
East Coast Railway zone hasMajorRoute Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section (portion)
linked to: Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section