Vijayawada Railway Station Receives NSG 1 Status in AP : దక్షిణ మధ్య రైల్వేలోనే అత్యంత కీలకమైన విజయవాడ రైల్వే జంక్షన్కు అరుదైన గుర్తింపు లభించింది. ఉత్తర, దక్షిణ భారతదేశాలను అనుసంధానించడంలో కీలకమైన విజయవాడ స్టేషన్ దేశంలోనే టాప్ రైల్వే స్టేషన్ల సరసన చేరుతూ ఎన్ఎస్జీ (NSG-1) గుర్తింపు సాధించింది. అత్యధిక మంది ప్రయాణికులను గమ్యస్థానాలకు చేర్చడంతోపాటు అధిక ఆదాయం ఆర్జించడంలో ముందువరసలో నిలిచింది. ఎన్ఎస్జీ 1 గుర్తింపు దక్కడంతో కేంద్రం నుంచి మరిన్ని నిధులు రానున్నాయి.
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00:00The Central Government divides the railway stations into different categories based on the number of passengers and the facilities provided to them.
00:10NSG-1 Hoda category is given to the stations which have a yearly income of more than Rs. 500 crores or 20 million passengers.
00:19Till date, Vijayawada Railway Station has been in that category only for the top railway stations in Delhi and some states.
00:29The Central Government has assigned Vijayawada Railway Station to NSG-1 Hoda.
00:33This is the only railway station in the state which has this category.
00:45Vijayawada Railway Station has been competing for a long time for NSG-1 Hoda.
00:49In 2017-18, it was behind in only two categories and joined Hoda.
00:54Five years later, in 2023-24, NSG-1 Hoda won with a yearly income of Rs. 528 crores.
01:03In 2023-24, approximately 16.84 million passengers came and went from this station.
01:10With the new recognition, Vijayawada Railway Station has been assigned to the top 28 stations in the country.
01:17After Sikindrabad, the only railway station after NSG-1 Hoda is Vijayawada.
01:23Here, the passengers are provided with advanced facilities.
01:26Lifts, ramps, wheelchairs, and emergency medical services are provided.
01:31With battery-powered car services, Vijayawada Railway Station has been recognized as a Divyanga Jan Friendly Station.
01:37There are only 28 such stations in NSG-1 railway group in the entire country and Vijayawada is the proud new entrant in this list.
01:46Vijayawada Junction is one of the busiest junctions in the country as it connects the south and the east, west, and the north parts of the country.
01:56Around 250 passenger trains are handled every day and around 70-80 goods trains are being handled every day.
02:04In future, Government of India has decided to redevelop Vijayawada Station into a big modern redeveloped station.
02:13These works are in the planning stage right now.
02:43A detailed project report was sent to Anchana with Rs. 500-600 crores.
02:49Railway Board is now issuing a sanction.
02:52After the sanction is issued, tenders will be called.
02:56After the tenders are called, this project can be completed in 1-2 years.
03:01The number of trains that do not come has increased.
03:03Due to this, along with increasing income for the station, the workers living on this basis have a desire to contribute more to the small businesses.
03:13For more information, please visit www.indianairlines.com