Kakinada Town railway station

Kakinada Town railway station (station code:CCT) 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).

Classification In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Kakinada Town is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3) railway station. 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.

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

Originating express trains

+Train No.Train NameDestinationDepartureRunningRoute17295Hisar Weekly ExpressHisar Jn05:40TueSamalkot Jn., Rajamundry., Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Charlapalli., Nizamabad Jn., Nanded., Akola Jn., Vadodara Jn., Ajmer Jn.17289Mysuru ExpressMysuru Jn09:00Mon, FriSamalkot Jn., Rajamundry., Nidadavolu Jn., Bhimavaram Town., Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Secundrabad Jn., Lingampalli., Raichur Jn., Guntakal Jn., KSR Bengaluru City Jn.17250Tirupati ExpressTirupati15:15All DaysSamalkot Jn., Rajamundry., Nidadavolu Jn., Tadepalligudem., Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole., Nellore., Sri Kalahasti, Renigunta Jn.17210Seshadri ExpressSMVT Bengaluru17:25All DaysSamalkot Jn., Rajamundry., Nidadavolu Jn., Bhimavaram Town., Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole., Nellore., Gudur Jn., Renigunta Jn., Tirupati., Chittor., Katpadi Jn., Jolarpettai Jn., Kuppam.12775Cocanada ExpressLingampalli20:20All DaysRajamundry., Bhimavaram Town., Gudivada Jn., Rayanapadu., Warangal., Secunderabad Jn.

Station amenities

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

See also Kakinada Port railway station

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