Kakinada Town railway station
Kakinada Town Junction | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
 Entrance of Kakinada Town Junction train station | |
| Location |
Valemuri Vari Veedhi, Rama Rao Peta, Kakinada, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 16°55′48″N 82°19′48″E / 16.9300°N 82.3300°ECoordinates: 16°55′48″N 82°19′48″E / 16.9300°N 82.3300°E |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Line(s) |
Samalkot-kakinada port Kakinada Town Junction-Kotipalli |
| Platforms | 3(4th yet to be constructed) |
| Tracks | Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | CCT |
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway, |
| Division(s) | Vijayawada |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Location | |
  Kakinada Town Junction railway station Location in Andhra Pradesh | |
Kakinada Town railway station is an Indian railway 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. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. It is well equipped with Computerised reservation facilities, Waiting Halls, refreshment rooms and retireing rooms. It is a home for some of the premium trains like Gowthami SF, Circar Express, Seshadri Express, Cocanada AC Express.[1]
Special Trains
Kakinada town railway station is frequently connected with special trains from Hyderabad, Tirupati and Kollam throughout every year.
Classification
Kakinada Town railway station is an ‘A’–category station. It is recognized as a Model station, Adarsh station and Touch & Feel (Modern Stations) in the Vijayawada railway division.[2][3]
Development
SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in this station.And also in the railway budget 2016-18 it was given amount of 200 crores to merge kakinada into chennai-Howrah main line.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Kakinada Town railway station info". India Rail Info. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Vijayawada division - A Profile" (PDF). South Central Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "Jump in SCR Vijayawada division revenue". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations".