Araku railway station

Araku
అరకు
अरकु
Indian Railway Station

Entrance of Araku railway station
Location Araku, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh
 India
Coordinates 18°20′N 82°52′E / 18.33°N 82.86°E / 18.33; 82.86
Elevation 925 metres (3,035 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by East Coast Railway
Line(s) Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
Platforms 1
Tracks 4
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code ARK
Zone(s) East Coast Railway
Division(s) Waltair Railway Division
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
Araku
Gorapur
Location
అరకు railway station
Location in Andhra Pradesh

Araku railway station is located in Araku Valley of Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It belongs to East Coast Railway zone under Waltair railway division. The railway station is situated at about 935 meters elevation.

History

In 1960, Indian Railway took up three projects: the Kothavalasa – Araku – Koraput – Jeypore – Jagdalpur – Dantewara – Kirandaul line, the Jharsuguda – Sambalpur – Bargarh – Balangir – Titlagarh Project and the Biramitrapur – Rourkela – Bimlagarh – Kiriburu project. All the three projects taken together were popularly known as the DBK Project or the Dandakaranya – Bolangir – Kiriburu project (under Dandakaranya Project ).[1] The Kothavalasa–Kirandul line was opened in 1966–67 under South Eastern Railway Zone with financial aid of Japan for transporting Iron ore.[2]

Electrification of the Araku railway station was completed in 1982

Train list

The following are the specialized Indian Railways services that travel through Araku station:

Train No. Train name Origin Destination
58501 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Passenger Visakhapatnam Kirandul
58502 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Passenger Kirandul Visakhapatnam

See also

References

  1. ↑ Baral, Chitta. "History of Indian Railways in Orissa" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  2. ↑ "History of Waltair Division". Mannanna.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12.

External links

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