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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Bhimavaram Junction<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| native name = <br />
| code = BVRM<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
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| address = [[Bhimavaram]]<br />[[West Godavari district]]<br />[[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|16.5442|81.5375|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| line = <br />{{stnlnk|Vijayawada}}–[[Narasapuram, West Godavari|Narsapur]]<br />
| operator = [[Vijayawada railway division]]<br />
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| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 3<br />
| tracks = single<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| bicycle = <br />
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1928|09|17}}<br />
| electrified = No<br />
| ADA = <br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| zone = [[South Coast Railway zone]]<br />
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| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India<br />
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'''Bhimavaram Junction railway station''' (station code:<ref>{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2015-16/Station_Code(1).pdf|website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=29 April 2019 |page=46 |date=2015}}</ref>) is located in [[Bhimavaram]] of [[West Godavari district]] in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It belongs to [[South Coast Railway zone]] under [[Vijayawada railway division]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf |access-date=18 January 2016 |page=7 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf |archivedate=28 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The then meter gauge line was upgraded to broad gauge in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1958-59.pdf|website=www.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref> GDV-BVRM Broad gauge railway opened by [[Jagjivan Ram]] Railway Minister on 8 October 1961.<br />
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== Classification ==<br />
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Bhimavaram Junction is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-4 (NSG-4)'' railway station.<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=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–4 category station earns between {{₹|10}}–{{₹|20}} [[crore]] and handles {{Nowrap|2–5 million}} passengers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Categorization of Railway Stations |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174916 |website=Press Information Bureau |access-date=20 May 2019 |date=21 March 2018}}</ref><br />
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== Station amenities ==<br />
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It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Correspondent |first1=Special |title=SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/SCR-introduces-mobile-paper-ticketing-facility-in-38-stations/article17099376.ece |access-date=5 May 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=27 January 2017 }}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Bhimavaram town railway station]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* https://web.archive.org/web/20180614044943/https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/bhimavaram-junction-bvrm/2080<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations on Bhimavaram-Narasapur branch line]]<br />
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