Araku_railway_station

Araku railway station

Araku railway station

Railway station in Andhra Pradesh


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.

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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

  1. "Hidden 100 - 58 tunnels. 84 bridges. Welcome to Araku Valley". The Hindu. 3 November 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. Bureau, The Hindu (14 December 2023). "Additional Vistadome coach to Araku train". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. Baral, Chitta. "History of Indian Railways in Orissa" (PDF). Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  4. "History of Waltair Division". Mannanna.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

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