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{{Infobox station
| name = Balabhadrapuram
| native_name =
| native_name_lang= te
| type = [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Badampudi railway station board.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Balabhadrapuram]], [[East Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|16.966369|N|82.000422|E|type:railwaystation_BBPMion:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
| elevation = {{convert|23|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/Balabhadrapuram-BBPM/2529|title=Balabhadrapuram/BBPM}}</ref>
| line = [[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] and
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 3
| loop tracks =
| tracks = 4 {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| parking = Available
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = [[25 kV AC]] [[50 Hz]] [[OHLE]]
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BBPM
| zone = [[South Coast Railway zone]]{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
| division = {{rwd|Vijayawada}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Coast Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_dot_label = Balabhadrapuram railway station
| map_type = India#India Andhra Pradesh
| map_size = 260
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh
}}
'''Balabhadrapuram''' is an [[Indian Railways]] station in [[Balabhadrapuram]], 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]]. Six trains halt in this station every day. It is the 3049th-busiest station in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rpubs.com/probability/busystations|title=RPubs India|access-date=26 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612232949/http://rpubs.com/probability/busystations|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}}

==History==
Between 1893 and 1896, {{convert|1288|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of the [[East Coast State Railway]], between [[Vijayawada]] and {{stnlnk|Cuttack}} was opened for traffic.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 | title = Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway | publisher = South Eastern Railway | accessdate = 2013-01-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 | archive-date = 1 April 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part III (1900-1947)| publisher= IRFCA| accessdate = 2013-01-19}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|2529}}
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{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Bikkavolu|next= Anaparti|line= South Coast Railway zone|branch=[[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] }}
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in East Godavari district]]
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]

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Balabhadrapuram railway station - Revision history

>Frietjes at 16:53, 5 February 2021