Simhachalam railway station

Location
	Simhachalam Location in Visakhapatnam

Simhachalam

సింహాచలం
Simhachalam; సింహాచలం
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530027; India
Coordinates	17°44′43″N 83°13′15″E / 17.7452°N 83.2208°E
Elevation	27 meters
Line(s)	Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line
Platforms	2
Tracks	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SCM
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway
Division(s)	Waltair
History
Electrified	Yes
Location
Location
	Simhachalam Location in Visakhapatnam

Railways around Visakhapatnam

				km	to Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
					to Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
				24	Kothavalasa
				15	Pendurti

				8	Simhachalam North

				7	Simhachalam



				6	Gopalapatnam


					NH 16
					Marshalling yard on right lines
				4	Marripalem / Visakhapatnam Airport
					Naval Dockyard
					Essar Steel
					Iron Ore sidings
				9	Kottapalem
					Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour



				0	Visakhapatnam
					Hindustan Zinc
					BHPV
					NH 16
					Coromandel International
					Visakhapatnam Refinery of HPCL
					Visakhapatnam port channel in blue
					Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour
					Hindustan Shipyard
					Visakhapatnam Port - Outer harbour
					Dolphin's Nose (hill with lighthouse)
					Link to Bay of Bengal

					Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
					Gangavaram Port
				17	Duvvada
					NH 16
					Simhadri STPP of NTPC
				27	Thadi
					NH 16
				33	Anakapalle
					to Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section

Simhachalam railway station (station code:SCM^[1]), located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Simhachalam in Visakhapatnam district. It lies on the Howrah–Chennai main line.

History

Simhachalam railway station is third busiest railway station in Visakhapatnam after Visakhapatnam railway station and Duvvada railway station. It mainly serves purpose to reach Simhachalam and the surrounding locale.

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the South Eastern Railway was opened for traffic. In 1898–99, Bengal Nagpur Railway was linked to the lines in southern India.^[2]

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)

^ "Simhachalam railway station". Indianrailinfo.
^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Marripalem towards ?		South Coast Railway zone Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line		Pendurthi towards ?

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