Anakapalle railway station (Station CODE: AKP) is a railway station in Anakapalle, a neighbourhood of Visakhapatnam city, Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the VijayawadaâÂÂChennai section and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone). It is the busiest railway station in north Andhra. Rajadhani, Garib Rath, Double Decker, Antyodhaya Expresses stop at this station. Anakapalle is the main station after the Visakhapatnam Junction.
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Anakapalle is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-4 (NSG-4) railway station. Based on the reâÂÂcategorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017âÂÂ18 and 2022âÂÂ23, an NSGâÂÂ4 category station earns between â crore and handles passengers.
The station has roof top solar panels installed by the Indian railways, along with various railway stations and service buildings in the country, as a part of sourcing 500 MW solar energy. It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).