Visakhapatnam railway station

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Visakhapatnam Junction
Regional rail, Light rail & Goods railway station
1)Visakhapatnam railway station in 2021 (day) 2)Visakhapatnam railway station in 2011 3) Visakhapatnam railway station in 2021 (night)
General information
Location	Gnanapuram, Railway New Colony, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh-530004 India
Coordinates	17°43′20″N 83°17′23″E / 17.7221°N 83.2897°E / 17.7221; 83.2897
Elevation	5.970 metres (19.59 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Coast Railway Zone
Line(s)	Howrah–Chennai main line Visakhapatnam–Kirandul line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section of Howrah–Chennai main line
Platforms	8
Tracks	10
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	VSKP
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway Zone
Division(s)	Waltair
History
Electrified	Yes
Route map 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
Location Visakhapatnam Junction Location within Visakhapatnam Interactive map

Visakhapatnam Junction (station code: VSKP) is an important railway station located in Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It has eight platforms with 508 trains passing by everyday. It is on the Howrah–Chennai main line and is being operated by East coast Railway. It may be administered under the South Coast Railway zone by Indian Railways after some time. Originally named the Waltair railway station, it was founded in 1896. It was renamed as Visakhapatnam junction in 1987.