Kakinada Town railway station explained

Kakinada Town
Type:Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station
Address:Valemuri Vari Veedhi, Rama Rao Peta, Kakinada, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh
Country:India
Coordinates:16.9673°N 82.2329°W
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Indian Railways
Line:
Platforms:4
Tracks:8 broad gauge
Structure:Standard (on ground)
Classification:Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
Status:Active
Electrified:Yes
Map Type:India#India Andhra Pradesh
Map Size:275
Style:Indian Railways
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map
Map State:collapsed

Kakinada Town railway station (station code:CCT)[1] is an Indian Railways station in Kakinada of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line of Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).[2]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Kakinada Town is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station.[3] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between – crore and handles passengers.[4]

The station has been selected for the Adarsh Station Scheme, a scheme for upgradation of stations by the Indian Railways.[5] [6]

Originating express trains

See also: Kakinada Port railway station.

!Train No.!Train Name!Destination!Departure!Running!Route
17250Kakinada Town - Tirupati ExpressTirupati14:55All DaysSamalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Nidadavolu Jn., Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Sri Kalahasti, Renigunta Jn.
17210Seshadri ExpressBengaluru SMVT17:25All DaysSamalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Nidadavolu Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn., Tirupati, Chittor, Katpadi Jn., Jolarpettai, Kuppam
12775Cocanada ExpressLingampalli20:10Tue, Thu, SunRajamundry, Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., Rayanapadu, Warangal, Secunderabad Jn.
07295Lingampalli SpecialLingampalli20:10Mon, Wed, FriSamalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn.
07194Secunderabad SpecialSecunderabad Jn.20:45SunSamalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., Rayanapadu, Kazipet Jn.

Station amenities

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Code Index. Portal of Indian Railways. 31 May 2017. 45. PDF.
  2. Web site: Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations . Portal of Indian Railways . 21 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf . 28 January 2016 . 7 . PDF . 28 January 2016 . dead . dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Stations – Category-wise (NEW) . Portal of Indian Railways . 23 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Categorization of Railway Stations . Press Information Bureau . 20 May 2019 . 21 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Adarsh Railway Station Scheme . Press Information Bureau . 24 May 2019 . 5 April 2017.
  6. Web site: Adarsh Stations . Portal of Indian Railways . 24 May 2019.
  7. News: Correspondent . Special . SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations . 5 May 2019 . The Hindu . 27 January 2017 .

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