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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Kakinada Port railway station<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Kakinada Town Railway Station 02.JPG<br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|16.9558|N|82.2405|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| line = [[Samalkot–Kakinada branch line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 3<br />
| tracks = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| bicycle = Not available<br />
| opened = 2011<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = <br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = COA<br />
| zone = [[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railway]]<br />
| division = Vijayawada<br />
}}<br />
| owned = <br />
| operator = <br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India<br />
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'''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]]).<br />
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== History ==<br />
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><br />
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== Classification ==<br />
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><br />
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== Station amenities ==<br />
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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><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/kakinada_port-coa-railway-station.html Trains at Kakinada Port railway station]<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in East Godavari district]]<br />
[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 2011]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Kakinada]]<br />
[[Category:2011 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Railway terminus in India]]<br />
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