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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Bhimavaram Town<br />
| type = [[Commuter rail|Commuter]], [[Inter-city rail|Inter-city]] and [[Regional rail]] station<br />
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| caption = <br />
| address = [[Bhimavaram]], [[West Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|16.5472761|N|81.5191696|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| owned = <br />
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| line = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line]]<br />
}}<br />
| distance = <br />
| platforms = <br />
| tracks = 2 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]<br />
| train_operators = <br />
| connections = <br />
| structure = Standard (on ground)<br />
| parking = <br />
| bicycle = <br />
| disabled = {{Access icon|20px}}<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = BVRT<br />
| zone = {{abbrlink|SCoR|South Coast Railway zone}}<br />
| division = {{abbrlink|Vijayawada|Vijayawada railway division}}<br />
}}<br />
| classification = Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)<br />
| opened = {{Start date|1899|df=y}}<br />
| closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --><br />
| former = <br />
| electrified = <br />
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| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Undi|next= Vendra|line=Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Undi|next=Bhimavaram Junction|line=Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line}}<br />
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India<br />
| route_map = {{Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line}}<br />
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}}<br />
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'''Bhimavaram Town railway station''' (station code:BVRT<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 |format=PDF |date=2015}}</ref>) is an [[Indian Railways]] station in [[Bhimavaram]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone]] (formerly [[South Central Railway zone]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=21 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf |archivedate=28 January 2016 |page=7 |format=PDF |date=28 January 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
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GDV–BVRM Broad gauge railway opened by [[Jagjivan Ram]] Railway Minister on 8 October 1961. First express train passing through bvrt is narsapur express (17255/17256) interduceded in year 1-10-1979, first AC train was Cocanada SF Express (12775/12776) cct-sec and non-AC Superfast train was vskp-ltt SF Express (12749/12750) runs on Wednesday and Saturday at present it was converted into ordinary vskp-ltt (18519/18520) Express daily<br />
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== Classification ==<br />
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Bhimavaram Town is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)'' 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 Railways stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between {{₹|20}}–{{₹|100}} [[crore]] and handles {{Nowrap|5–10 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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== Structure and amenities ==<br />
Bhimavaram Town 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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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in West Godavari district]]<br />
[[Category:Bhimavaram]]<br />
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