Araku railway station
Araku | |||||||||||
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| Passenger train station | |||||||||||
 Entrance of Araku railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Araku, Alluri Sitharama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°20′N 82°52′E / 18.33°N 82.86°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 925 metres (3,035 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Coast Railway Zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kothavalasa–Kirandul line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | ARK | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Araku railway station (station code:ARK) is an Indian railways station located near Araku Valley of Alluri Sitharama Raju district in the state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It belongs to South Coast Railway zone under Waltair railway division.[2] 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 ).[3] The Kothavalasa–Kirandul line was opened in 1966–67 under South Eastern Railway Zone with financial aid of Japan for transporting Iron ore.[4]
Electrification of the Araku railway station was completed in 1982.
See also
References
- ^ "Hidden 100 - 58 tunnels. 84 bridges. Welcome to Araku Valley". The Hindu. 3 November 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Additional Vistadome coach to Araku train". The Hindu. 14 December 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Baral, Chitta. "History of Indian Railways in Orissa" (PDF). Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "History of Waltair Division". Mannanna.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Arakku Railway Station (ARK) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
External links
- Araku railway station at the India Rail Info