Araku | |||||||||||
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Passenger train station | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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.
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.
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 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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.
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.