South Coast Railway zoneThe South Coast Railway (abbreviated SCoR) is one of the 19 railway zones of the Indian Railways. The zonal headquarters is located at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh having four divisions – Guntakal, Guntur, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. The zone has been operational since 1 June 2026. HistoryThe Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 was enacted paving way for the formation of South Coast railway zone. The Government of India has announced the creation of the zone on 17 February 2019. On 28 February 2019, the...
Vijayawada railway divisionVijayawada railway division is one of the four divisions under South Coast Railway zone (SCoR) of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division is located at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Kakinada Port railway stationKakinada Port railway station (station code:COA) is an Indian Railways station in Kakinada of Kakinada 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). HistoryKakinada Port railway station was initially constructed in the year 1882 and new Kakinada Port railway station (Present Station) was built at...
Double-track railwayA double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway, where trains in both directions share the same track.
Kakinada districtKakinada district is a district in the Coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Kakinada as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty six districts in the state after the final notification has been issued on 4 April 2022 by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The district was formed from Kakinada and Peddapuram revenue divisions from East Godavari district. Incidentally, during earlier times, the region comprising towns Pitha...
Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop lineThe Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line is a loop of Vijayawada–Gudivada–Bhimavaram Town–Nidadavolu railway stations. Both Vijayawada and Nidadavolu stations lie on Howrah–Chennai main line. It is under the administrative jurisdiction of Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.
Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh is a state on the east coast of southern India. The seventh largest Indian state by area and the tenth largest by population, it is bound by the Bay of Bengal to the east, and shares borders with the states of Odisha to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the north, Telangana to northwest, Karnataka to the west, and Tamil Nadu to the south. Telugu, one of the classical languages of India, is the most widely spoken language in the state and serves as its official language. Amaravati is the state capital...
Samalkot Junction railway stationSamarlakota railway station (station code:SLO) is an Indian Railways station in Samarlakota of Kakinada district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Howrah–Chennai main line and a junction station for Samarlakota–Kakinada Port branch line, administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.