Samarlakota railway station (station code:SLO) is an

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station in Samarlakota of

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in the Indian state of

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. It lies on the

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and a junction station for Samarlakota–Kakinada Port branch line, administered under

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(formerly

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History

Between 1893 and 1896, of the East Coast State Railway, between

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and 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

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Samarlakota is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-3 (NSG-3)'' railway station. Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–3 category station earns between –

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and handles passengers.

Station amenities

Samarlakota is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).

Halting trains

References

External links

Trains at Samarlakota
{{East Godavari district Railway stations in India opened in 1893 Railway stations in East Godavari district Vijayawada railway division Railway junction stations in Andhra Pradesh