Kasimkota railway station
Kasimkota railway station (station code:KSK[2]),is an Indian Railways station near Anakapalle, a neighbourhood of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Chennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.
Kasimkota | |
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Express train and Passenger train station | |
Location | Kasimkota, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh India |
Coordinates | 17°40′24″N 82°57′50″E / 17.673320°N 82.963825°E |
Elevation | 36 m (118 ft)[1] |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | South Central Railway zone |
Line(s) | Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line and |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) |
Parking | Available |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | KSK |
Zone(s) | South Central Railway zone |
Division(s) | Vijayawada |
Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE |
Location | |
HistoryEdit
Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic.[3] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[4]
ClassificationEdit
Kasimkota railway station is an D–category station of Vijayawada division.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "KSK/Kasimkota".
- ↑ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn.–Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
External linksEdit
- Kasimkota railway station at the India Rail Info
Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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toward ? | South Central Railway zone | toward ? |