page_title: Coastal Andhra
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Coastal Andhra / Transport
caption_attribution_description: English: Kakinada Town Station
context_page_description: Coastal Andhra is a region in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was part of Madras State before 1953 and Andhra State from 1953 to 1956. According to the 2011 census, it has an area of 95,442 square kilometres which is 57.99% of the total state area and a population of 34,193,868 which is 69.20% of Andhra Pradesh state population. This area includes the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh on the Coromandel Coast between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal, from the northern border with Odisha to Pulicat lake in the South.
  Coastal Andhra has rich agricultural land, owing to the delta of the Godavari Krishna river and Penna. The prosperity of Coastal Andhra can be attributed to its rich agricultural land and an abundant water supply from these three rivers. Rice grown in paddy fields is the main crop, with pulses and coconuts also being important. The fishing industry is also important to the region.
context_section_description: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) serves Srikakulam, Vizianagaram District, and part of Visakhapatnam district, including Visakhapatnam City. Vijayawada is the one of the busiest railway junctions in India, serving many express trains.
  Buses and trains originate from stations in this region, including Visakhapatnam, Rajamahendravaram, Kakinada Port, Kakinada Town railway station, Narsapuram, Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali, Nellore railway station, and Repalle.
  The airports in this region are Visakhapatnam Airport, Rajahmundry Airport, Vijayawada Airport.
  Visakhapatnam Port and Kakinada Port are the major ports in Coastal Andhra. The state of Andhra Pradesh is the second-busiest maritime state (after Gujarat) in terms of cargo handled. Visakhapatnam Port is the one of the busiest cargo-handling ports in the country.
  Krishnapatnam Port at Nellore and Gangavaram Port are major private ports, and there are minor ports at Machilipatnam Port and Nizampatnam Port in Guntur.
caption: Kakinada Town Jn. Railway Station main entrance
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