Samalkot railway station

Samalkot Junction
సామర్లకోట జంక్షన్
सामर्लकोट जंक्शन्
Indian Railway Junction Station

North Cabin of Samalkot Junction
Location Samalkota, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 17°02′43″N 82°10′09″E / 17.0453°N 82.1691°ECoordinates: 17°02′43″N 82°10′09″E / 17.0453°N 82.1691°E
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
Line(s) Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line
Platforms 1 side platform,1 island platform
Tracks 3 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code SLO
Zone(s) South Central Railway
Division(s) Vijayawada
History
Opened 1893
Location
Location of Samalkot railway station in Andhra Pradesh

Samalkot railway station, located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, in East Godavari district. It is a junction station with branch lines to Kakinada Port and Kotipalli railway stations. Kakinada Port is 12 km from Samalkot.

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[1] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[2]

Station category

Samalkot is one of the eighteen ‘A’ category stations in the Vijayawada Division of South Central Railway. Samalkot is also one of the ten model stations in the division.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  2. ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
  3. ↑ "Vijayawada Division – a profile" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 2013-01-25.

External links

Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Pithapuram
South Central Railway zone
Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line
Gudaparti
Pithapuram
South Central Railway zone
Samalkot-Kakinada branch line
Sarpavaram