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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 / 17.673320; 82.963825
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
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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.

References

1. "KSK/Kasimkota".
2. "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Samalkot Jn.–Duvvada section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
3. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
4. "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

External links

• Kasimkota railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Anakapalletowards ?		South Central Railway zoneVisakhapatnam–Vijayawada of Howrah–Chennai main line		Narasingapallitowards ?

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