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{{Short description|Railway station in Andhra Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kovvur
| symbol_location =
| symbol =
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| image = File:Kovvur railway station board.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kovvur railway station signboard
| address = Kovvur, [[West Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| borough =
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|17|00|25|N|81|43|35|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| owned =
| operator =
| line = [[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]]
| distance =
| platforms = 3
| tracks =
| train_operators =
| connections =
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| parking =
| bicycle =
| disabled =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KVR
| zone = [[South Central Railway zone|South Central Railway]]
| division = [[Vijayawada railway division]]
}}
| zone =
| website =
| opened = 
| closed = 
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_rank =
| services =
{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous=Godavari|next=|line=Howrah–Chennai main line|branch=[[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]] via [[Godavari Bridge]]}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous=Rajahmundry|next=Pasivedala|line=Howrah–Chennai main line|branch=[[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]] via [[Godavari Arch Bridge]]}}
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
}}

'''Kovvur railway station''' (station code:KVR<ref>{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nidadavolu Jn. – Kovvuru 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=2 |format=PDF |date=12 September 2009}}</ref>), is located in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]], which serves the town of [[Kovvur]] in [[West Godavari district]]. It is located on [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] and falls in the [[Vijayawada railway division]] of the [[South Central Railway zone|South Central Railway]].<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 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf |archivedate=28 January 2016 }}</ref>

== Classification ==
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Kovvur is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5)'' 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–5 category station earns between {{₹|1}}–{{₹|10}} [[crore]] and handles {{Nowrap|1–2 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>

== Station amenities ==

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>

== References ==
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

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

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