Visakhapatnam is one of the major railway stations in the south central zone of Indian railways, situated in Andhra Pradesh .The Visakhapatnam railway station lies on main Chennai Howrah route.

Even though the station at present does not look like a terminal, it is considered to be a terminus; generally the stoppage of a pass through train is more than 10 mins, since most of the trains have to change the direction of journey passage which involves a change of engine position. There are more than 23 trains which originate or terminate on this station. Some of the major trains that pass through this station is the Godavri Express , Ratnachal Express, Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad Garib Rath.To reduce the congestion at Visakhapatnam another station is being developed near Vizag Steel plant named Duvvada. Mostly the trains are halted at Duvvada or Vizianagram for the platforms to be cleared. Approximately around 5000 passengers travel on Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam route.

Visakhapatnam railway station is one of the most well kept hygienic railway station, surrounded by natural scenic hills. A trivia is that this station was earlier known as Walt air railway station, since Visakhapatnam used to fall under the erstwhile Walt air Railway Zone or the east coast railway zone. This railways zone is currently headquartered at Visakhapatnam.

One would experience noise of aircraft take offs on as the Vizag defence academy is situated near the Vizag port.

Facilities at Visakhapatnam Railway Station –

Station has got a cloak room, and basic refreshment facilities. Since 2011 some facilities such as Retiring Rooms and dormitory facility has also been added for bonafide railway passengers. These are available at a fees which is payable along with relevant documents which are required to be produced at the time of booking. One can ask at the enquiry counter for more details.

Famous Food available on Visakhapatnam Railway Station –

One must order from TravelKhana.com, whenever passing through this station, they offer authentic pure north Indian, Jain, Marwari, Rajasthani and Orriya meals. Some of the restaurant which serves such food is Shree Shyam Restaurant, Hotel Jaipur and Jai Jagganath restaurant. For those who have a flavour for non – vegetarian and Chinese they could opt for the non veg restaurant served by Jollee bee restaurant. The food comes in disposable packing and comes with a handy meal kit consisting of a sturdy spoon, toothpick, napkin and a mouth freshener.

The average meal for two people is 350 rs. The order can be placed either by dialling the toll free number 8800313131 or through the website www.travelkhana.com or through the app by downloading the TravelKhana app. Good discounts are also offered on order for group bookings.

Visakhapatnam Railway Station Nearby Restaurants –
One can find a range of restaurants right from 5 star Taj gateway hotels, Dasapalla group of hotels to fast foods restaurants such as Jolle bee and north Indian restaurants such as Shree Shyam Restaurant, Hotel Jaipur at Daba Gardens and Jai Jagganath restaurant at Jagadamba Junction. Some of the good delicacies available in vegetarian is the special Jaipuri thali which consists of Daal, Baati, Churma, Aloo Paratha, Roti, Missi Roti, Dal Fry, Ghate ki Subzi, Salad, Curry & Special kadhi. In non vegetarian one must try Chicken Dum Biriyani or Chicken double joint biriyani.

Trains Passing through Visakhapatnam Railway Station (VSKP) –