Kakinada Port railway station | |
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Indian Railways station | |
General information | |
Location | Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh India |
Coordinates | 16°57′21″N 82°14′26″E / 16.9558°N 82.2405°E |
Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Line(s) | Samalkot–Kakinada branch line |
Platforms | 3 |
Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) |
Parking | Available |
Bicycle facilities | Not available |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | COA |
Zone(s) | South Coast Railway |
Division(s) | Vijayawada |
History | |
Opened | 1882 |
Electrified | Yes |
Location | |
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Kakinada Port railway station (station code:COA[1]) is an Indian Railways station in Kakinada of East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line, a branch line of Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).
History
Kakinada Port railway station was initially constructed in the year 1882 and new Kakinada Port railway station (Present Station) was built at a cost of ₹5 crore (US$630,000) and was opened on 26 December 2011.[2] Old port station was being used for goods & other transport activities.
Classification
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Kakinada Port is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-4 (NSG-4) railway station.[3] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–4 category station earns between ₹10–₹20 crore and handles 2–5 million passengers.[4]
Originating express trains
Also see - Trains originating from Kakinada Town
Train No. | Train Name | Destination | Departure | Running | Route |
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17258 | Kakinada Port - Vijayawada Express | Vijayawada Jn. | 04:10 | All Days | Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru |
17267 | Kakinada Port - Visakhapatnam Express | Visakhapatnam Jn. | 04:25 | All Days | Samalkot Jn., Tuni, Anakapalle |
12755 | Bhavnagar SF Express | Bhavnagar Terminus | 05:30 | Thu | Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn., Vikarabad Jn., Kalaburagi, Solapur Jn., Pune Jn., Kalyan Jn., Surat, Vadodara Jn., Ahmedabad Jn., Botad Jn. |
17206 | Kakinada Port - Sai Nagar Shirdi Express | Sai Nagar Shirdi | 06:00 | Mon, Wed, Sat | Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Kazipet Jn., Secunderabad Jn., Vikarabad Jn., Bidar, Parbhani Jn., Aurangabad, Nagarsol, Manmad Jn. |
17221 | Kakinada Port - LTT Express | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus | 09:00 | Wed, Sat | Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn., Kalaburagi, Solapur Jn., Pune Jn. |
17644 | Circar Express | Chengalpattu | 14:30 | All Days | Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Nidadavolu Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., New Guntur, Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sullurupeta, Chennai Egmore, Tambaram |
12737 | Gowtami SF Express | Lingampalli | 19:10 | All Days | Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Rayanapadu, Kazipet Jn., Secunderabad Jn. |
Station amenities
It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[5]
References
- ↑ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ↑ "Kakinada Port new railway station opened finally". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ↑ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ↑ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
External links
Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Kakinada Town towards ? |
South Central Railway zone | Terminus |