Kaikaram railway station
Kaikaram | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway Station | |||||||||||
| Location |
Kaikaram, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°48′55″N 81°21′51″E / 16.815210°N 81.364043°ECoordinates: 16°48′55″N 81°21′51″E / 16.815210°N 81.364043°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Central Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms are gravel | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KKRM | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1893–96 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1995–96 | ||||||||||
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  Kaikaram railway station Location in Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||
Kaikaram railway station is an Indian railway station in Kaikaram village of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line of Howrah-Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[1] Nine trains stop at this station every day.
History
Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, between Vijayawada and Cuttack, was opened for traffic.[2] The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901.[3]
References
- ↑ "KKRM/Kaikaram Railway Station - Train Departure Timings". India Rail Info.
- ↑ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
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