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 / 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 | ||||
History | |||||
Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE | ||||
|
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.
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]
Kasimkota railway station is a D–category station of Vijayawada division.