Bhimavaram Town Railway Station (station code:BVRT) is an Indian Railways station in Bhimavaram of Andhra Pradesh. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.
History
GDV–BVRM Broad gauge railway opened by Jagjivan Ram Railway Minister on 8 October 1961. First express train passing through BVRT is Narsapur express (17255/17256) introduced in year 1-10-1979, first AC train was Cocanada SF Express (12775/12776) cct-sec and non-AC Superfast train was vskp-ltt SF Express (12749/12750) runs on Wednesday and Saturday at present it was converted into ordinary vskp-ltt (18519/18520) Express daily
Bhimavaram Town is an NSG-3 category station in the Vijayawada – Bhimavaram Junction section with an average footfall of 7587 passengers per day and annual earnings of 33.20 crores. All express & passenger trains are having a stoppage at this station.
Bhimavaram Town railway station is in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the principal trade centers of paddy in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Agriculture-based businesses like food processing, aquaculture, rice mills, etc., are the chief sources of the town's revenue. Bhimavaram is famous for the Gunupudi Someswara (Somarama) temple, which is one of the five holy Pancharamas and the temple of the local deity Mavullamma. The Shiva lingam is known for changing its color according to the lunar month: Black during Amavasya (No moon day) and white during Pournami (full moon day).
Classification It falls under NSG-3 railway station category.
Daily connectivity Bhimavaram town station is very well connected to Major cities, with the below availability of trains CityfrequencyHyderabad4 Express trains dailyVishakapatnam5 Express trains dailyMumbai1 Express train dailyBangalore1 Express train dailyTirupati3 Express trains dailyChennai4 Express train dailyShirdi(Nagarsol)1 Express train week 5 days via KZJShirdi(Nagarsol)1 Express train weekly twice via GNT
Time-table Train name (no.) ArrivesDepartsSundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayVskp Ltt Express (18519)03:5904:00YYYYYYYLtt Vskp Express (18520)04:5304:55YYYYYYYNarsapur Lingampalli Express (17255)19:3819:40YYYYYYYLingampalli Narasapur Express (17256)6:086:10YYYYYYYCocanada Express (12775)22:2822:30YYYYYYYCocanada Express (12776)4:174:18YYYYYYYNs Nsl Express (17231)11:5812:00YNNNNYNNsl Ns Express (17232)08:2808:30NYNNNNYNs Nsl Express (12787)11:5812:00NYYYYNYNsl Ns Express (12788)7:247:25YNYYYYNSeshadri Express (17209)2:232:25YYYYYYYSeshadri Express (17210)19:5920:00YYYYYYYCircar Express (17643)4:184:20YNYYNYNCircar Express (17644)17:2317:25YNYYNYNCircar Express (17655)17:1517:20NYNNYNYCircar Express (17656)4:184:20NYNNYNYMtm Vskp Express (17219)23:2823:30YYYYYYYVskp Mtm Express (17220)05:0805:10YYYYYYYPuri Tpty Express (17479)9:189:20NYYNYYYTpty Puri Express (17480)20:1820:20NYYYNYYBsp Tpty Express (17481)9:189:20YNNYNNNTpty Bilaspur Express (17482)21:2921:30YNNNYNNVisakha Express (17015)21:1321:15YYYYYYYVisakha Express (17016)12:5412:55YYYYYYYNarasapur Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express (20678)15:1815:20YYNYYYYChennai Central Narasapur Vande Bharat Express (20677)13:1513:17YYNYYYYTatanagar Ernakulam Express (18189)12:3812:40YYYYYYYErnakulam Tatanagar Express (18190)05:2805:30YYYYYYYNS DMM Express (17247)18:3318:55YYYYYYYDMM NS Express (17248)03:4303:45YYYYYYYNarasapur Hubballi Jn Express (17225)16:5817:00YYYYYYYHubballi Jn Narasapur Express (17226)05:5305:55YYYYYYYGuntur Narasapur Express (17281)21:1821:20YYYYYYYNarasapur Guntur Express (17282)07:0307:05YYYYYYY
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