# Samalkot Junction railway station

Samarlakota 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).

## History

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.

## 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 ₹20–₹100 crore and handles 5–10 million passengers.

## Station amenities

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

## Halting trains

| Train No. | Train Name | Source | Destination | Arrival | Departure | Halt | Running | Towards |
| 18190 | Ernakulam - Tatanagar Express | Ernakulam Jn. | Tatanagar Jn. | 08:23 | 08:25 | 2 min | Thu, Mon | Duvvada, Vizianagaram Jn., Rayagada, Sambalpur, Rourkela |
| 12805 | Janmabhoomi SF Express | Visakhapatnam Jn. | Lingampalli | 08:34 | 08:35 | 1 min | All Days | Rajamundry, Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Guntur Jn., Nalgonda, Secunderabad Jn. |
| 13352 | Allepy - Dhanbad Express | Alappuzha | Dhanbad Jn. | 08:34 | 08:35 | 1 min | All Days | Visakhapatnam Jn., Rayagada, Sambalpur, Rourkela, Ranchi, Bokaro Steel City |
| 12718 | Ratnachal SF Express | Vijayawada Jn. | Visakhapatnam Jn. | 09:23 | 09:25 | 2 min | All Days | Tuni, Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam Jn. |
| 17240 | Simhadri Express | Visakhapatnam Jn. | Guntur Jn. | 09:34 | 09:35 | 1 min | All Days | Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn. |
| 17249 | Tirupati - Kakinada Town Express | Tirupati | Kakinada Town | 09:48 | 09:50 | 2 min | All Days | Kakinada Town |
| 12803 | Nizamuddin Swarna Jayanti SF Express | Visakhapatnam Jn. | Hazrat Nizamuddin | 10:18 | 10:20 | 2 min | Mon, Fri | Vijayawada Jn., Warangal, Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi Jn., Bhopal Jn., Virangana Lakshmibai, Gwalior Jn., Agra Cantt., Mathura Jn., H. Nizamuddin |
| 12835 | Yesvantpur SF Express | Hatia | Yesvantpur Jn. | 10:58 | 11:00 | 2 min | Wed, Mon | Vijayawada Jn., Nellore, Tirupati, Chittor, Katpadi Jn., Jolarpettai, Yesvantpur Jn. |
| 13351 | Dhanbad - Allepy Express | Dhanbad Jn. | Alappuzha | 11:14 | 11:15 | 1 min | All Days | Vijayawada Jn., Ongole,Kavali,Nellore, MGR Chennai Central, Arakkonam Jn., Katpadi Jn., Salem Jn., Erode Jn., Coimbatore Jn., Palakkad, Ernakulam Jn. |
| 12804 | Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti SF Express | Hazrat Nizamuddin | Visakhapatnam Jn. | 11:18 | 11:20 | 2 min | Thu, Mon | Visakhapatnam Jn. |
| 17239 | Simhadri Express | Guntur Jn. | Visakhapatnam Jn. | 12:13 | 12:15 | 2 min | All Days | Tuni, Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam Jn. |
| 11019 | Konark Express | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) | Bhubaneswar | 12:23 | 12:25 | 2 min | All Days | Visakhapatnam Jn., Palasa, Brahmapur |
| 17222 | LTT - Kakinada Port Express | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus | Kakinada Port | 12:35 | 12:37 | 2 min | Fri, Mon | Kakinada Town, Kakinada Port |
| 17644 | Circar Express | Kakinada Port | Chengalpattu | 14:47 | 14:49 | 2 min | All Days | Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., Vijayawada Jn., New Guntur, Tenali Jn., Ongole, Kavali ,Nellore, Chennai Egmore, Tambaram |
| 12717 | Ratnachal SF Express | Visakhapatnam Jn. | Vijayawada Jn. | 15:06 | 15:07 | 1 min | All Days | Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru |
| 17250 | Kakinada Town - Tirupati Express | Kakinada Town | Tirupati | 15:08 | 15:10 | 2 min | All Days | Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Bapatla, Ongole, Kavali , Nellore, Sri Kalahasti, Renigunta Jn. |
| 18463 | Prasanti Express | Bhubaneswar | KSR Bengaluru City Jn. | 15:33 | 15:35 | 2 min | All Days | Vijayawada Jn., Guntur Jn., Nandyal, Guntakal Jn., Gooty Jn., Anantapur, Dharmavaram Jn., Hindupur |
| 17488 | Tirumala Express | Visakhapatnam Jn. | Kadapa | 16:19 | 16:20 | 1 min | All Days | Rajamundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Bapatla, Ongole, Kavali, Nellore, Gudur Jn., Sri Kalahasti, Tirupati, Rengiunta Jn., Razampeta |
| 12806 | Janmabhoomi SF Express | Lingampalli | Visakhapatnam Jn. | 16:23 | 16:25 | 2 min | All Days | Tuni, Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam Jn. |
| 12839 | Chennai Mail | Howrah Jn. | MGR Chennai Central | 16:29 | 16:30 | 1 min | All Days | Rajamundry, Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Bapatla, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Jn. |
| 17210 | Seshadri Express | Kakinada Town | KSR Bengaluru City Jn. | 17:38 | 17:40 | 2 min | All Days | Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn. Vijayawada Jn., Tenali Jn., Ongole, Kavali, Nellore, Renigunta Jn., Tirupati, Chittor, Katpadi Jn., Jolarpettai, Kuppam, Krishnarajapuram |
| 15906 | Vivek Express | Dibrugarh | Kanniyakumari | 17:54 | 17:55 | 1 min | Mon | Vijayawada Jn., Ongole, Nellore, Renigunta Jn., Katpadi Jn., Salem Jn., Erode Jn., Coimbatore Jn., Palakkad, Ernakulam Town, Thiruvananthapuram Central, Nagarcoil Jn. |