Kakinada Town railway station

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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]

Kakinada Town

Commuter, Inter-city and Regional rail station

Entrance of Kakinada City Junction train station

General information

Location

Valemuri Vari Veedhi, Rama Rao Peta, Kakinada, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh
India

Coordinates

16°58′02″N 82°13′59″E / 16.9672919°N 82.2329441°E

Owned by

Indian Railways

Operated by

Indian Railways

Line(s)

Platforms

Tracks

8 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge

Construction

Structure type

Standard (on ground)

Accessible

Other information

Status

Active

Station code

CCT

Zone(s)

SCoRTooltip South Coast Railway zone

Division(s)

VijayawadaTooltip Vijayawada railway division

Classification

Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)

History

Opened

1893

Electrified

Yes

Services

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Sarpavaram towards ?		South Coast Railway zone Vijayawada–Chennai section of Howrah–Chennai main line		Kakinada Port towards ?

Route map

Legend

				km
					to New Delhi–Chennai main line
				0	Vijayawada Junction

					to New Delhi–Chennai main line

					Vijayawada North Cabin

				5	Madhura Nagar
				7	Gundala
				8	Ramavarappadu
				13	Mustabada
				14	Nidamanuru
				20	Gannavaram
				20	Uppaluru
				25	Pedda Avutapale
				23	Tenneru
				31	Telaprolu
				26	Tarigoppula
				35	Veeravalli
				30	Indupalli
				41	Nuzvid
				34	Ventrapragada
				51	Vatlur
				37	Dosapadu
				58	Powerpet
				44	Gudivada Junction
					to Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line
				60	Eluru
				51	Moturu
				69	Dendaluru
				54	Guntakonduru
				73	Sitampet
				57	Pasalapudi
				79	Bhimadolu
				59	Putlacheruvu
				85	Pulla
				61	Mokhasa Kalavapudi
				90	Kaikaram
				66	Mandavalli
				93	Chebrol
				73	Kaikaluru
				96	Unguturu
				81	Pallevada halt
				101	Badampudi
				89	Akividu
				107	Tadepalligudem
				95	Cherukuvada
				113	Prattiapadu
				100	Undi
				116	Navabpalem
				107	Bhimavaram Town
					to Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line
					Bhimavaram A cabin
				120	Marampalli
				114	Vendra
				116	Lakshminarayanapuram
				119	Aravalli
				124	Manchilli
				126	Attili
				131	Relangi
				134	Velpuru
				137	Tanuku
				142	Satyavada
				146	Kaldhari

				154/127	Nidadavolu Junction
					to Howrah–Chennai main line

Location
Kakinada Town Location of Kakinada Town railway station Kakinada Town Kakinada Town (Andhra Pradesh)

Interactive map

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 ₹20–₹100 crore and handles 5–10 million 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

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Train No.	Train Name	Destination	Departure	Running	Route
17250	Kakinada Town - Tirupati Express	Tirupati	14:55	All Days	Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Nidadavolu Jn., Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Sri Kalahasti, Renigunta Jn.
17210	Seshadri Express	Bengaluru SMVT	17:25	All Days	Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Nidadavolu Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn., Tirupati, Chittor, Katpadi Jn., Jolarpettai, Kuppam
12775	Cocanada Express	Lingampalli	20:10	Tue, Thu, Sun	Rajamundry, Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., Rayanapadu, Warangal, Secunderabad Jn.
07295	Lingampalli Special	Lingampalli	20:10	Mon, Wed, Fri	Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn.
07194	Secunderabad Special	Secunderabad Jn.	20:45	Sun	Samalkot Jn., Rajamundry, Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., Rayanapadu, Kazipet Jn.

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

Kakinada Port railway station

^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 45. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 28 January 2016. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
^ "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ "Adarsh Railway Station Scheme". Press Information Bureau. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
^ "Adarsh Stations" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
^ Correspondent, Special (27 January 2017). "SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.