Kasimkota railway station

Kasimkota
Express train and Passenger train station
General information
Location Kasimkota, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 17°40′24″N 82°57′50″E
Elevation 36 m (118 ft)
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
History
Electrified 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Location
Kasimkota railway station is located in India
Kasimkota railway station
Kasimkota railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Kasimkota railway station is located in Andhra Pradesh
Kasimkota railway station
Kasimkota railway station
Kasimkota railway station (Andhra Pradesh)

Kasimkota railway station (station code:KSK) 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.

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack was opened for traffic. The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.

Classification

Kasimkota railway station is a D–category station of Vijayawada division.