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{{Short description|Railway station in Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Bhimadole
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Bhimadole railway station name board.jpg
| image_caption = Bhimadole railway station name board
| address = Bhimadole, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
| country = India
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.8083|81.2607|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|22|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| line = [[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 3
| tracks = 5 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| parking = Not available
| opened = 1893–96
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1995–96
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BMD
| zone = South Coast Railway
| division = Vijayawada
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railway]]
| status =
| former =
| passengers =
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| pass_percent =
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| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map
| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Bhimadole railway station''' (station code:BMD<ref>{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nuzvid – Navabpalem section |url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf |website=Indian Railways |access-date=30 April 2019 |page=44 |format=PDF |date=12 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414150809/http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf |archive-date=14 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>), is an [[Indian Railways]] station nearby [[Eluru]] city 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 Coast Railway zone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.indiarailinfo.com/departures/bhimadolu-bmd/2509|title=Bhimadole Railway Station – Train Departure Timings|work=India Rail Info}}</ref> It serves as a halt for sixteen trains every day.

== History ==
Between 1893 and 1896, {{convert|1288|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of the [[East Coast State Railway]], between {{stnlnk|Vijayawada Junction||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 |access-date=2013-01-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 |archivedate=2013-04-01 }}</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| access-date = 2013-01-19}}</ref>

== Electrification ==
The Mustabad–Gannavaram–Nuzvid–Bhimadolu sector was electrified in 1995–96.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 12 July 2013}}</ref>

== Classification ==
Bhimadole railway station is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6)'' station in the [[Vijayawada railway division]].<ref name="station_categories">{{cite web |title=Stations – Category-wise (NEW) |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,358,748,2213 |website=South Central Railway |access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/ South Central Railway]
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|system=Indian Railways|line=South Coast Railway zone|left=Tadepalligudem|right=Sitampet|type=[[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]}}

{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1893]]
[[Category:Railway stations in West Godavari district]]
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Eluru]]

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Bhimadole railway station - Revision history

DeangeloSchwing at 15:03, 27 December 2023