Araku railway station

18°20′N 82°52′E / 18.33°N 82.86°E / 18.33; 82.86Elevation925 metres (3,035 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Coast Railway ZoneLine(s)Kothavalasa–Kirandul linePlatforms1Tracks4Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeARK Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone Division(s) VijayawadaHistoryElectrifiedYesServices

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Shimiliguda towards ?		Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Araku		Gorapur towards ?

Location
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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

• Borra Caves
• Visakhapatnam–Araku AC Tourist Passenger^[5]
• Araku Valley

References

External links

• Araku railway station at the India Rail Info