Kakinada Port railway station (station code:COA) is an Indian Railways station in Kakinada of Kakinada 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 and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).
History Kakinada Port railway station was initially constructed in the year 1882 and new Kakinada Port railway station (Present Station) was built at a cost of and was opened on 26 December 2011. Old port station was being used for goods & other transport activities.
Classification In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Kakinada Port is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-4 (NSG-4) railway station. Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–4 category station earns between – crore and handles passengers.
Originating express trains Also see - Trains originating from Kakinada Town +Train No.Train NameDestinationDepartureRunningRoute17206Sainagar Shirdi ExpressSainagar Shirdi05:05Mon, Wed, SatSamalkot Jn., Rajamundry., Tadepalligudem., Vijayawada Jn., Kazipet Jn., Secunderabad Jn., Vikarabad Jn., Bidar., Aurangabad., Nagarsol., Manmad Jn.12755Bhavnagar Terminus ExpressBhavnagar Terminus05:45ThuSamalkot Jn., Rajamundry., Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Nalgonda., Secunderabad Jn., Vikarabad Jn., Kalaburagi., Solapur Jn., Pune Jn.,Vasai Road., Surat., Vadodara Jn., Ahmedabad Jn.17221Lokmanya Tilak Terminus ExpressLokmanya Tilak Terminus09:00Wed, SatSamalkot Jn., Rajahmundry., Tadepalligudem., Eluru., Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Nalgonda., Secunderabad Jn., Kalaburagi., Solapur Jn., Pune Jn.17644Circar ExpressChengalpattu Junction14:30Sun, Tue, Wed, FriSamalkot Jn., Rajamundry., Nidadavolu Jn., Bhimavaram Town., Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., New Guntur., Tenali Jn., Ongole., Nellore., Gudur Jn., Chennai Egmore., Tambaram.17655Circar ExpressPuducherry14:30Mon, Thu, SatSamalkot Jn., Rajamundry., Nidadavolu Jn., Bhimavaram Town., Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., New Guntur., Tenali Jn., Ongole., Nellore, Gudur Jn., Chennai Egmore., Tambaram., Chengalpattu Jn., Villupuram Jn.12737Gowthami ExpressLingampalli19:15All DaysSamalkot Jn., Rajamundry., Tadepalligudem., Eluru., Rayanapadu., Kazipet Jn., Secunderabad Jn.
Station amenities
It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).
References
External links Trains at Kakinada Port railway station