Kakinada Port railway station

Not to be confused with Kankinara railway station.

Kakinada Port కాకినాడ పోర్ట్ काकिनाड पोर्ट
Indian Railway Station
General information
Location	Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16°57′21″N 82°14′26″E
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Line(s)	Samalkot-Kakinada branch line
Platforms	3
Tracks	Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	COA
Zone(s)	South Central Railway
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Opened	2011

Kakinada Port 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.

History

Kakinada Port railway station was built at a cost of ₹5 crore (US$630,000) and was opened on 26 December 2011.

Classification

Kakinada Port railway station is a ‘B’ category station and also recognized as Model station in the Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.

New line project

Kakinada-Pithapuram line project was sanctioned in the Railway Budget for 2012-13.

External links

• Trains at Kakinada Port railway station

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Template:Indian Railways stations toward Template:Indian Railways stations		Template:Indian Railways lines Samalkot-Kakinada branch line		Terminus