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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Kotabommali railway station<br />
| type = [[Passenger train]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = <br />
| image_size = <br />
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| address = Govindapuram, [[Kotabommali]], [[Srikakulam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|18.488355|84.199842|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}<br />
| map_type = India#India Andhra Pradesh<br />
| elevation = {{cvt|11|m}}<br />
| line = [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard (on ground station)<br />
| platform = 3<br />
| tracks = 4<br />
| entrances = <br />
| parking = <br />
| opened = 1899<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| accessible = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = KBM<br />
| zone = [[East Coast Railway zone]]<br />
| division = [[Waltair railway division]]<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = East Coast Railway<br />
| status = {{color|green|Functioning}}<br />
| former = [[East Coast State Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways|line=East Coast Railway zone|left=Dindu Gopala Puram Halt|right=Harishchandrapuram|to-left=Howrah Junction|to-right=Chennai Central|type=[[Howrah–Chennai main line]]}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kotabommali railway station''' is a railway station on [[Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section]], part of the [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] under [[Waltair railway division]] of [[East Coast Railway zone]]. It is situated at Govindapuram in [[Kotabommali]] in [[Srikakulam district]] in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kotabommali Railway Station. Station location and description. Division – Waltair – eRailway.co.in|url=https://erailway.co.in/stations/KBM|access-date=2020-08-18|website=erailway.co.in}}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Vickey|first=Sandeep|title=Kotabommali Railway Station Map/Atlas ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/kotabommali-kbm/2343|access-date=2020-08-18|website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
In between 1893 and 1896, the coastal railway track from [[Cuttack Junction railway station|Cuttack]] to [[Vijayawada Junction railway station|Vijayawada]] was built and opened to traffic by [[East Coast State Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1|title=South Eastern Railway|date=1 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1|url-status=live|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=2013-04-01}}</ref> The route was electrified in several phases. Khurda–Visakhapatnam section was completely electrified by 2002 and Howrah–Chennai route was fully electrified in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history7.html|title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 7|publisher=IRFCA|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1899]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Srikakulam district]]<br />
[[Category:Waltair railway division]]<br />
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