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Simhachalam railway station (station code:SCM), located in the Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
, serves Simhachalam in
Visakhapatnam district Visakhapatnam district is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, headquartered at Visakhapatnam. It is one of the twenty-six districts in Andhra Pradesh state. The district shares borders wi ...
. 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 and Duvvada railway station. It mainly serves purpose to reach
Simhachalam Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam, is a Hindu temple situated on the Simhachalam Hill Range,which is 300 metres above the sea level in the city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is dedicated to Vishnu, Lord Vishnu, who ...
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)


See also

* Waltair railway division


References


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