Ramakrishna Beach | |
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Beach | |
 RK Beach Night View | |
  RK Beach | |
| Coordinates: 17°42′51″N83°19′25″E / 17.714230°N 83.323628°E | |
| Location | Beach Road, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
Ramakrishna Beach also known as R K Beach is situated on the east coast of Bay of Bengal in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. [1] It is located near Dolphin's Nose. [2]
RK Beach gets its name from the Ramakrishna Mission ashram situated near the beach.
APSRTC runs buses to this area along these routes:
| Route Number | Start | End | Via |
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| 10K | RTC complex | Kailasagiri | Jagadamba junction, RK beach, VUDA park, Tenneti Park |
| 28 | RK Beach | Simhachalam | Collector office, KGH, Jagadamba Centre, RTC Complex, Kancharapalem, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam |
| 28K/28A | RK Beach | Kothavalasa/Pendurthi | Collector office, KGH, Jagadamba Centre, RTC Complex, Kancharapalem, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta, Sujatha Nagar |
| 28H | RK Beach | Simhachalam Hill | Collector office, KGH, Jagadamba Centre, RTC Complex, Railway Station, Kancharapalem, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam |
| 99/99K | RK Beach | Old Gajuwaka/Kurmannapalem | Jagadamba Centre, Town Kotharoad, Convent, Scindia, Malkapuram, New Gajuwaka |
| 68/68K | RK Beach | Pendurthi/Kothavalasa | Collector office, KGH, Jagadamba Centre, Rednam gardens, RTC Complex, Maddilapalem, Hanumanthuwaka, Arilova, Mudasarlova, Adavivaram |
| 25M | RK Beach | Marikavalasa Colony | Jagadamba Centre, RTC Complex, Maddilapalem, Hanumanthuwaka, Yendada, Madhurawada |
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