Gudivada Junction railway station (station code: GDV) is an Indian Railways station in Gudivada of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of VijayawadaâÂÂNidadavolu loop line, GudivadaâÂÂMachilipatnam branch line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.
As per Indian Railway History Time Line BezwadaâÂÂMasulipatam-79.61 km opened on 4 February 1908. MasulipatamâÂÂMasuliptam Port (tidallock)-3.75 km opened on 1 January 1909. (Bezwada-Masulitam Port (tidallock) total km 83.36. GudivadaâÂÂBhimavaramâÂÂGudivada-65.34 km opened on 17 September 1928 by MSMR-SR.
Metre gauge. Two additional light passenger trains each way were introduced on the GudivadaâÂÂMasulipatam section, also one additional light train on the GudivadaâÂÂBhimavaram section in 1936âÂÂ37 Railway Budget
GDVâÂÂBVRM broad-gauge railway opened by Jagjivan Ram Railway Minister on 8 October 1961. The first solar powered colour light signals on South Central Railway was provided at LC gate No. 55 near Gudivada station of Vijayawada Division in 2000.
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Gudivada is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station. Based on the reâÂÂcategorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017âÂÂ18 and 2022âÂÂ23, an NSGâÂÂ3 category station earns between â crore and handles passengers.
The major facilities available are waiting rooms, retiring rooms, health unit, elevators, escalators, computerised reservation facility, reservation counter, vehicle parking, railway parcel service etc. It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).
Gudivada Junction railway station under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme will be upgraded and modernised along with the 1274 other railway stations in India. The scheme envisages improvement of building, integrating the station with both sides of the city, multimodal integration, amenities for divyangjans, sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballastless tracks, âÂÂRoof Plazasâ as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centres at the station in the long term.