Samalkot railway station
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Samalkot Junction
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| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
Samalkot Junction railway station
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| Location | Samalkota, Andhra Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 17°02′43″N 82°10′09″E / 17.045319°N 82.169169°ECoordinates: 17°02′43″N 82°10′09″E / 17.045319°N 82.169169°E |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Line(s) | Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line |
| Platforms | 1 side platform,1 island platform |
| Tracks | 3 Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | SLO |
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Vijayawada |
| History | |
| Opened | 1893 |
| Location | |
Samalkot railway station (station code:SLO) is an Indian railway station in Samalkot of East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Howrah–Chennai main line and the junction station for Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. It is 65th most busiest railway station in India
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.
Samalkot railway station is an ‘A’–category station. It is recognized as a Model station and Touch & Feel (Modern Stations) in the Vijayawada railway division.
SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in Samalkot station.
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