Kotipalli railway station

Kotipalli railway station (station code:KPLH), located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Kotipalli in East Godavari district.

Kotipalli
Indian Railways station
Location	Kotipalli, East Godavari dist., Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16°42′36″N 82°02′38″E
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Line(s)	Kakinada–Kotipally branch line
Platforms	1 (at ground level)
Tracks	Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Not required
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KPLH
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Opened	1928
Closed	1940
Rebuilt	2004
Location
Kotipalli Location in Andhra Pradesh Kotipalli Location in India

Geography

Kotipalli railway station is located in the fringe areas of Konaseema region on the Godavari Delta. [1]

History

The Kakinada–Kotipalli branch line was first laid in 1928, but was removed in 1940 with the onset of World War II. The British rulers, then ruling in India, were facing shortage of steel and took away the tracks for use somewhere else.[2] The 45-kilometre-long (28 mi) line was relaid at a cost of Rs. 67 crores (670 million). It was formally opened in November 2004. However, that was only a partly finished project.[3]

The balance of the project

The total project envisaged construction of two lines – the first from Kakinada to Kotipalli, and the second from Kotipally to Narsapur via Amalapuram. The 2001–02 estimates for the Kotipalli–Narsapur line was Rs. 710 crores (7.1 billion). The estimates are high because three bridges need to be constructed across three distributaries of the Godavari: first, a 5-kilometre-long (3.1 mi) bridge across the Gautami between Kotipalli and Mukteswaram, second, a bridge across Vainateya, between Bodasakurru and Pasarlapudi, and third, across the Vasista between Narsapur and Sakinetipally.[4][5] In the context of limited resources for funding projects in India, it is a tall order, and funds are coming only in trickles, as for example Rs. 2 Crores (20million) spent in acquiring 110 acres of land.[4] Obviously, such a project had high-profile backers such as G. M. C. Balayogi who was Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1998 to 2002, and S.P.B.K. Satyanarayana Rao, former union minister and MP from Rajahmundry.[3][4]

References

1. "Konaseema". Andhra Pradesh Tourism. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
2. Kamath, K.V. (26 July 2004). "Kakinada–Kotipalli rail line evokes memories". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
3. "Minister inaugurates Kakinada–Kotipalli rail line". The Hindu. 14 November 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
4. Bhaskar, B.V.S. (4 May 2009). "Kotipalli-Narsapur railway line a myth or a reality". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
5. "The Railway that never was:Narsapur–Kakinada". Retrieved 25 January 2013.

External links

External video
Kakinada-Kotipalli Rail Bus
Kotapalli railway station

• One train daily between Kakinada and Kotipalli

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Gangavaram		South Coast Railway zone Kakinada–Kotipalli branch line		Terminus