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	\| platform = 3		\| platform = 3
	\| tracks = ~~[[Indian gauge\|Broad gauge]]~~ {{~~track~~ gauge\|~~1676mm~~}}		\| tracks = {{Track gauge\|5ft6in\|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
	\| parking = Available		\| parking = Available
	\| bicycle = Not available		\| bicycle = Not available

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{{distinguish|Kakinada Town railway station}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Kakinada Port railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Kakinada Town Railway Station 02.JPG
| image_caption =
| address = Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|16.9558|N|82.2405|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| line = [[Samalkot–Kakinada branch line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 3
| tracks = [[Indian gauge|Broad gauge]] {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| parking = Available
| bicycle = Not available
| opened = 2011
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = COA
| zone = [[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railway]]
| division = Vijayawada
}}
| owned =
| operator =
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
}}

'''Kakinada Port railway station''' (station code:COA<ref>{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2015-16/Station_Code(1).pdf|website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=29 April 2019 |page=45 |format=PDF |date=2015}}</ref>) is an [[Indian Railways]] 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]] and is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Coast Railway zone]] (formerly [[South Central Railway zone]]).

== History ==
Kakinada Port railway station was built at a cost of {{INRConvert|5|c|abbr=on}} and was opened on 26 December 2011.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://scrailways.blogspot.in/2011/12/kakinada-port-new-railway-station.html |title = Kakinada Port new railway station opened finally| publisher= South Central Railway| access-date = 25 January 2013}}</ref>

== Classification ==
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Kakinada Port is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-4 (NSG-4)'' railway station.<ref name="station_categories">{{cite web |title=Stations – Category-wise (NEW) |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,358,748,2213 |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> 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 {{₹|10}}–{{₹|20}} [[crore]] and handles {{Nowrap|2–5 million}} passengers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Categorization of Railway Stations |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174916 |website=Press Information Bureau |access-date=20 May 2019 |date=21 March 2018}}</ref>

== Station amenities ==

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Correspondent |first1=Special |title=SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/SCR-introduces-mobile-paper-ticketing-facility-in-38-stations/article17099376.ece |access-date=5 May 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=27 January 2017 }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/kakinada_port-coa-railway-station.html Trains at Kakinada Port railway station]

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{{end}}

{{South Central Railway zone|state=collapsed}}
{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in East Godavari district]]
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 2011]]
[[Category:Transport in Kakinada]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Railway terminus in India]]

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