 The goods and passengers were transferred between the Vijayawada and Krishna Canal railway stations through barges.In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Krishna Canal is categorized as a "Non-Subruban Grade-6 (NSG-6)" railway station.Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–6 category station earns nearly crore and handles close to passengers.