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Tilaru Railway Station
Tilaru railway station is a railway station on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Waltair railway division of East Coast Railway zone. It is situated beside National Highway 16 (India), NH 16 at Tilaru in Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. History In between 1893 and 1896, the coastal railway track from Cuttack Junction railway station, Cuttack to Vijayawada Junction railway station, Vijayawada was built and opened to traffic by East Coast State Railway. The route was electrified in several phases. Khurda–Visakhapatnam section was completely electrified by 2002 and Howrah–Chennai route was fully electrified in 2005. References Railway stations in Srikakulam district Waltair railway division {{AndhraPradesh-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slow And Fast Passenger Trains In India
The Slow and fast passenger trains are passenger train services of Indian Railways which connect small towns and cities to metropolitan cities in India. The classification ''Passenger'' means it is an ordinary passenger train which halts at all or most of the stations on the railway routes. Currently, a total of 3572 passenger trains are running of all railway zones of Indian Railways. History The country's first passenger train ran in Western India between Bombay Bori Bunder (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) and Thane on 16 April 1853. The 14-carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives: the ''Sahib'', ''Sindh'', and ''Sultan''. Travelling , the train carried 400 people. The passenger line was built and operated by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR). It was built in broad gauge, which became the country's standard for railways. First passenger train from Eastern India, ran from Howrah (near Calcutta, now Kolkata) to Hoogly, a distance of , on 15 August 1854. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 16 (India)
National Highway 16 (NH 16) is a major National Highway in India that runs along east coast of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. It was previously known as National Highway 5. The northern terminal starts at Dankuni National Highway 19 near Kolkata and the southern terminal is at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project to connect India's major cities. Route Many cities and towns across the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu are connected by National Highway 16. NH 16 has a total length of and passes through the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Route length in states: * West Bengal: * Odisha: * Andhra Pradesh: * Tamil Nadu: Junctions list ;West Bengal : near Kolkata : near Kolkata : near Kolaghat : near Panskura : near Kharagpur : near Kharagpur ;Odisha : near Baleshwar : near Panikholi : near Chandikhol : near Cuttack : near Bhubaneswar : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilaru, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
Tilaru is a village located in Kotabommali mandal in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Geography Tilaru is located at . It has an average elevation of 12 meters (42 feet). Demographics According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Tilaru is as follows: * Total Population: 3,063 in 676 Households * Male Population: 1,552 and Female Population: 1,511 * Children Under 6-years of age: 381 (Boys - 180 and Girls - 201) * Total Literates: 1,290 Features * Tilaru railway station is located on Howrah-Chennai mainline. Some long-distance trains halt at Tilaru station. Tilaru is nearest railway station to Narasannapeta town. The Narasannapeta town is on National Highway No 5 and it is only four kilometres from Tilaru. Autorickshaws (three-wheelers) and tri-cycle carriages are available at Tilaru railway station from where one can go to the nearest public transport bus station. * The major communities in the village are Pollinati Velama and Devanga (weavers). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah–Chennai Main Line
The Howrah–Chennai main line is a railway line connecting Chennai and Kolkata cutting across Eastern Coastal Plains of India. It covers a distance of across, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Sections The long trunk line has been treated in more detail in its sections: # Howrah–Kharagapur section (approximately # Kharagpur–Khurda Road section (approximately # Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section (approximately ) # Nidadavole–Narsapuram section # Duvvada–Vijayawada section (approximately ) (from south) South Coast Railway zone # Vijayawada–Gudur section (approximately ) South Coast Railway zone # Gudur–Chennai section (approximately ) (except ) Southern Railway zone Geography The Howrah–Chennai main line traverses the Eastern Coastal Plains crossing such major rivers as the Mahanadi, Godavari and Krishna. The coastal plains lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal are fertile agricultural lands with high density of populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Coast Railway Zone
The East Coast Railway (abbreviated ECoR) is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways. It came into existence on 1 April 2003. The headquarters of the zone are at Bhubaneswar, Odisha History Consequent upon the parliament's approval, East Coast Railway was the first of the seven new zones to be inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda on 8 August 1996. The Officer-on-Special Duty took over charge of the newly declared Zone on 16 September 1996. Initially, only one division namely Khurda Road was attached to this railway. Subsequently, the zone became fully operational on 1 April 2003. The Waltair division was notified to be bifurcated from the East Coast Railway zone on 27 February 2019. The Odisha section of Waltair division will constitute the new Rayagada division, while the Andhra Pradesh section will be a part of the South Coast Railway zone upon operationalization. Divisions The geographical jurisdiction of East Coast Railway zone extends o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a total route length of . or 83% of all the broad-gauge routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction . In 2020, Indian Railways carried 808.6 crore (8.086 billion) passengers and in 2022, Railways transported 1418.1 million tonnes of freight. It runs 13,169 passenger trains daily, on both long-distance and suburban routes, covering 7,325 stations across India. Mail or Express trains, the most common types of trains, run at an average speed of . Suburban EMUs run at an average speed of . Ordinary passenger trains (incl. mixed) run at an average speed of . The maximum speed of passenger trains varies, with the Vande Bharat Express running at a peak speed of . In the freight segment, IR runs 8,479 trains daily. The a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Coast State Railway
The East Coast State Railway was a railway company operating in India. It was a guaranteed company formed in 1890. It had a brief existence. The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901. The northern part of the line was merged with Bengal Nagpur Railway in 1902. During the period 1893 to 1896, of the East Coast State Railway, from Vijayawada to Cuttack was built and opened to traffic. It included the line to Puri Puri () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is als .... References Railway companies established in 1890 Railway companies disestablished in 1902 1902 disestablishments in India Indian companies established in 1890 1902 mergers and acquisitions Transport in Visakhapatnam Transport in Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam Section
The Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section is a railway line connecting in the Indian state of Odisha and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The main line is part of the Howrah–Chennai main line. Geography The Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section traverses the Eastern Coastal Plains, first the southern part of the Odisha plains from the Mahanadi River Delta to a little beyond Chilika Lake and then the Northern Circars. The coastal plains lie between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal and at places the Eastern Ghats come close to the sea. This area has a number of rivers flowing into the sea – Rushikulya, Vamsadhara and Nagavali. Port development Visakhapatnam Port at the mouth of the Meghadrigedda was opened in 1933. It was initially developed by Bengal Nagpur Railway. The port has an inner harbour and an outer harbour . Visakhapatnam port handled 68.04 million tonnes of cargo in 2010–11, which was the second highest in India after Kandla. Visakhapatnam port is being up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waltair Railway Division
Waltair railway division is one of the three railway divisions under under East Coast Railway zone. A section of the division will be part of the new South Coast Railway zone upon operationalization. The Rayagada railway division has been proposed to succeed a section of the existing Waltair division which will remain in the East Coast Railway zone upon bifurcation. Main lines The main lines of the division are as follows: Stations and categories The list includes the stations under the Waltair railway division and their station category. Stations closed for Passengers - Loco sheds The Diesel Loco Shed at Visakhapatnam, is the largest diesel shed in Indian Railways, with a capacity to accommodate 300 Diesel Locomotives. While, the Electric Loco Shed is currently holding 231 Electric locomotives. It holds WDM-2 – 57, WDS-6 – 10, WDG -3A – 96 alongside 3 rail busses. While, the Visakhapatnam Electric Loco Shed can accommodate 297 locomotives which inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilaru
Tilaru is a village located in Kotabommali mandal in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Geography Tilaru is located at . It has an average elevation of 12 meters (42 feet). Demographics According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Tilaru is as follows: * Total Population: 3,063 in 676 Households * Male Population: 1,552 and Female Population: 1,511 * Children Under 6-years of age: 381 (Boys - 180 and Girls - 201) * Total Literates: 1,290 Features * Tilaru railway station is located on Howrah-Chennai mainline. Some long-distance trains halt at Tilaru station. Tilaru is nearest railway station to Narasannapeta town. The Narasannapeta town is on National Highway No 5 and it is only four kilometres from Tilaru. Autorickshaws (three-wheelers) and tri-cycle carriages are available at Tilaru railway station from where one can go to the nearest public transport bus station. * The major communities in the village are Pollinati Velama and Devanga (weavers). * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srikakulam District
Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the six districts, located in the extreme northeastern direction of the state. It was formerly known as Chicacole , and was under Ganjam district till 1936 April 1, then merged under Vizagapatam district .This was once the part of ancient Kalinga (historical region), Kalinga. History Prehistory Evidence of early historic man and his activities during the Stone Age and Iron Age have been discovered at Sangamayya Konda and Dannanapeta. The speciality of Dannanapeta Iron Age megalithic site is a large single capstone as a dolmen with 36 ft in length and 14 ft in width and 2 ft thickness. Sailada Hills consists of 36 upright rocks and natural caves used for habitation by Iron Age man in Amudalavalasa mandal of the district. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat, of about . Andhra State was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in India on 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas (ten districts) of the Hyderabad State to form United Andhra Pradesh. ln 2014 these merged areas of Hyderabad State are bifurcated from United Andhra Pradesh to form new state Telangana . Present form of Andhra similar to Andhra state.but some mandalas like Bhadrachalam still with Telangana. Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Kurnool is People Capital of And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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