Kakinada Port railway station

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).

Not to be confused with Kakinada Town railway station.

Kakinada Port railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationKakinada, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates16°57′21″N 82°14′26″E
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Line(s)Samalkot–Kakinada branch line
Platforms3
Tracks5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCOA
Zone(s) South Coast Railway
Division(s) Vijayawada
History
Opened1882 (1882)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Kakinada Port railway station is located in Andhra Pradesh
Kakinada Port railway station
Kakinada Port railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Kakinada Port railway station is located in India
Kakinada Port railway station
Kakinada Port railway station
Location in India

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
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
  1. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. "Kakinada Port new railway station opened finally". South Central Railway. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Kakinada Town
towards ?
South Central Railway zone Terminus


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