Navabpalem | |
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Passenger train station | |
General information | |
Location | Navabpalem, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India |
Coordinates | 16°49′55″N 81°36′24″E / 16.832002°N 81.606640°E |
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft)[1] |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | South Central Railway zone |
Line(s) | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 2 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) |
Parking | Available |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | NBM |
Zone(s) | South Central Railway zone |
Division(s) | Vijayawada |
History | |
Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE |
Location | |
Navabpalem railway station is an Indian Railways station in Navabpalem village of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line of Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[2] Twelve trains stop there every day. It is the 2576th-busiest station in the country.[3][unreliable source?]
Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[4] The southern part of the West Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[5]
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Navabpalem is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[6] 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.[7]