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{{Infobox station
| name = Kaikaram
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = Kaikaram, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|16.815210|N|81.364043|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|20|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| line = [[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s are gravel
| tracks = 2 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| parking = Not available
| opened = 1893–96
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1995–96
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KKRM
| zone =
| division = Vijayawada
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Central Railway zone|South Central Railway]]
| status =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Chebrol|next= Pulla|line= South Central Railway zone|branch= [[Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]}}
}}
'''Kaikaram railway station''' (station code:KKRM<ref>{{cite web |title=Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nuzvid – Navabpalem section |url=http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf |website=Indian Railways |access-date=30 April 2019 |page=44 |format=PDF |date=12 September 2009}}</ref>), is an [[Indian Railways]] station in [[Kaikaram]] village of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It lies on the [[Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] and is administered under [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Central Railway zone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/kaikaram-kkrm/3371|title=KKRM/Kaikaram Railway Station – Train Departure Timings|work=India Rail Info}}</ref> Nine trains stop at this station every day.

== History ==
Between 1893 and 1896, {{convert|1288|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of the [[East Coast State Railway]], between [[Vijayawada Junction|Vijayawada]] and {{stnlnk|Cuttack}}, was opened for traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 |title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway |publisher=South Eastern Railway |access-date=25 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 |archive-date= 1 April 2013 }}</ref> The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title=IR History: Part III (1900–1947)| publisher=IRFCA| access-date=19 January 2013}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130128160800/http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/ South Central Railway]

{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in West Godavari district]]
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1893]]
[[Category:1893 establishments in India]]

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Kaikaram railway station - Revision history

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