Simhachalam railway station (station code:SCM), located in the Indian state of

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 ...

, serves Simhachalam in

Visakhapatnam district Visakhapatnam district (formerly known as Vizagapatam district) is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, headquartered at Visakhapatnam. It is one of th ...

. It lies on the

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 ...

History

Simhachalam railway station is third busiest railway station in Visakhapatnam after

Visakhapatnam railway station Visakhapatnam Junction railway station (station code: VSKP) is a major railway station located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is on the Howrah–Chennai main line It is operated by East coast Railway till now and it may take some ...

and

Duvvada railway station Duvvada railway station (station code:DVD) located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Duvvada, the southern outskirts of Visakhapatnam. It lies on the Howrah–Chennai main line. History Between 1893 and 1896, of the East Coast S ...

. It mainly serves purpose to reach

Simhachalam Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam, also known as Sinhachala or Simanchala is a Hindu temple situated on the Simhachalam Hill Range,which is 300 metres above the sea level in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It is dedicated to Vish ...

and the surrounding locale. Between 1893 and 1896, of the South Eastern Railway was opened for traffic. In 1898–99,

Bengal Nagpur Railway The Bengal Nagpur Railway was one of the companies which pioneered development of the railways in eastern and central India. It was succeeded first by Eastern Railway and subsequently by South Eastern Railway. History The opening of the ...

was linked to the lines in southern India.

Transportation

Simhachalam railway station is well connected to all over Visakhapatnam. * BUSSES TO SIMHACHALAM: (28H,28,28Z/H,6A/H,55H,540,549,6H) * BUSSES TO KOTTAVALASA: (55K,28K) * BUSSES TO VIZAG RTC COMPLEX (BUS STATION): (6A/H,28H,12D,300C,28K,28A,28Z/H,333,555)

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Departures from SCM/Simhachalam (2 PFs)
''India Rail Info'' Railway stations in Visakhapatnam Waltair railway division {{AndhraPradesh-railstation-stub

History

Transportation

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