Araku railway station
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Araku అరకు अरकु | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway Station | |||||||||||
 Entrance of Araku railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Araku, Visakhapatnam 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 | 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 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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 |
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| 58501 | Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Passenger | Visakhapatnam | Kirandul |
| 58502 | Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Passenger | Kirandul | Visakhapatnam |
See also
- Borra Caves
- Visakhapatnam railway station
- Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti Express
- Samata Express
- Visakhapatnam
- Araku Valley
- Visakhapatnam – New Delhi AP Express
References
- ^ Baral, Chitta. "History of Indian Railways in Orissa" (PDF). Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "History of Waltair Division". Mannanna.com. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
External links
- "Departures from ARK/Araku". IndiaRailInfo.