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>Frietjes at 17:05, 6 February 2021

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kakinada Town
| type = [[Commuter rail|Commuter]], [[Inter-city rail|Inter-city]] and [[Regional rail]] station
| image = KAKINADA STATION MAIN ENTRANCE.jpg
| image_caption = Entrance of Kakinada City Junction train station
| address = Valemuri Vari Veedhi, Rama Rao Peta, [[Kakinada]], [[East Godavari district|East Godavari]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.9672919|N|82.2329441|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| line = {{plainlist|
* [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]
* [[Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line]]
}}
| distance =
| platforms = 4
| tracks = 8 [[Indian gauge|broad gauge]] {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| train_operators =
| connections =
| structure = Standard (on ground)
| parking =
| bicycle =
| disabled = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = CCT
| zone = {{abbrlink|SCoR|South Coast Railway zone}}
| division = {{abbrlink|Vijayawada|Vijayawada railway division}}
}}
| classification = Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)
| opened = {{Start date|1893|df=y}}
| closed = 
| former =
| electrified =
| years =
| events =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Sarpavaram|next= Kakinada Port|line= South Coast Railway zone|branch=[[Vijayawada–Chennai section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]}}
| map_type = India#India Andhra Pradesh
| map_size = 275
| map_caption = Location of Kakinada Town railway station
| route_map = {{Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Kakinada Town railway station''' (station code:CCT)<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=31 May 2017|page=45|format=PDF}}</ref> 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]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=21 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf |archivedate=28 January 2016 |page=7 |format=PDF |date=28 January 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Classification ==
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Kakinada Town is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)'' 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–3 category station earns between {{₹|20}}–{{₹|100}} [[crore]] and handles {{Nowrap|5–10 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>

The station has been selected for the ''Adarsh Station Scheme'', a scheme for upgradation of stations by the [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Adarsh Railway Station Scheme |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=160499 |website=Press Information Bureau |access-date=24 May 2019 |date=5 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Adarsh Stations |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1527591252494-ADARSH%20STATIONS.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=24 May 2019}}</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>

==See also==
*[[Kakinada Port railway station]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Railway stations in East Godavari district]]
[[Category:Transport in Kakinada]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Andhra Pradesh]]

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Kakinada Town railway station - Revision history

AuroraMackellar: fixed issues

->PQR01: Adding local short description: "Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh", overriding Wikidata description "railway station in Andhra Pradesh, India" (Shortdesc helper)

>Frietjes at 17:05, 6 February 2021