Samalkot Junction railway station

Samalkot railway station 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 IndiaHistoryBetween 1893 and 1896, 1288km 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.ClassificationSamalkot railway station is an ‘A’–category station. It is recognized as a Model station and Touch & Feel (Modern Stations) in the Vijayawada railway division.DevelopmentSCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines s in Samalkot station.