Kotipalli railway station
Kotipalli | |
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| Indian Railways station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kotipalli, East Godavari dist., Andhra Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 16°42′36″N 82°02′38″E / 16.71001°N 82.04382°E |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Line(s) | Kakinada–Kotipally branch line |
| Platforms | 1 (at ground level) |
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
| 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 |
| Electrified | No |
| Location | |
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Kotipalli railway station (station code:KPLH), located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Kotipalli in East Godavari district.
Geography[edit]
Kotipalli railway station is located in the fringe areas of Konaseema region on the Godavari Delta. [1]
History[edit]
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[edit]
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 3,550-metre-long (11,650 ft) bridge across the Gautami between Kotipalli and Mukteswaram, second, a 700-metre-long (2,300 ft) bridge across Vainateya, between Bodasakurru and Pasarlapudi, and third 750-metre-long (2,460 ft) 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[edit]
- ^ "Konaseema". Andhra Pradesh Tourism. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Kamath, K.V. (26 July 2004). "Kakinada–Kotipalli rail line evokes memories". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Minister inaugurates Kakinada–Kotipalli rail line". The Hindu. 14 November 2004. Archived from the original on 5 December 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b c Bhaskar, B.V.S. (4 May 2009). "Kotipalli-Narsapur railway line a myth or a reality". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "The Railway that never was:Narsapur–Kakinada". Retrieved 25 January 2013.
External links[edit]
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 Kakinada-Kotipalli Rail Bus | |
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