Araku railway station

Araku railway station (station code:ARK) is an Indian railways station located near Araku Valley of Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It belongs to South Coast Railway zone under Vijayawada railway division. The railway station is situated at about 935 meters elevation.

Araku
Passenger train station
Entrance of Araku railway station
LocationAraku, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates18°20′N 82°52′E
Elevation925 metres (3,035 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Coast Railway Zone
Line(s)Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
Platforms1
Tracks4
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeARK
Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone
Division(s) Vijayawada
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
Araku
Gorapur
Location
Araku
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Araku
Location in India

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

See also

References
  1. Baral, Chitta. "History of Indian Railways in Orissa" (PDF). Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. "History of Waltair Division". Mannanna.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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