Thadi railway station

Thadi railway station (station code: THY[1]), located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Golagam and Thadi villages from Anakapalle mandal in Visakhapatnam district. It lies in Howrah–Chennai main line. It is 10 km from Duvvada and 6 km from Anakapalle.

Thadi
Indian Railways station
LocationThadi, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates17°41′10″N 83°04′01″E
Elevation35 m (115 ft)
Line(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line
Platforms2
TracksBroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTHY
Zone(s) South Coast Railway
Division(s) Waltair
Location
Thadi railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Thadi railway station
Thadi railway station (Andhra Pradesh)
Railways around Visakhapatnam
km
to Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
to Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
24
Kothavalasa
15
Pendurti
8
Simhachalam North
7
Simhachalam
6
Gopalapatnam
NH 16
Marshalling yard on right lines
4
Marripalem / Visakhapatnam Airport
Naval Dockyard
Essar Steel
Iron Ore sidings
9
Kottapalem
Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour
0
Visakhapatnam
Hindustan Zinc
BHPV
NH 16
Coromandel International
Visakhapatnam Refinery of HPCL
Visakhapatnam port channel in blue
Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour
Hindustan Shipyard
Visakhapatnam Port - Outer harbour
Dolphin's Nose (hill with lighthouse)
Link to Bay of Bengal
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
Gangavaram Port
17
Duvvada
NH 16
Simhadri STPP of NTPC
27
Thadi
NH 16
33
Anakapalle
to Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway was opened for traffic. In 1898–99, Bengal Nagpur Railway was linked to the lines in southern India.[2]

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant was established in the 1980s and the first coke oven battery was commissioned in 1989.[3]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Thadi is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) railway station.[4] 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.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn.–Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. "Visakhapatnam Steel Plant". Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  4. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
East Coast Railway zone
Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line


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