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

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. ^ "Additional Vistadome coach to Araku train". The Hindu. 14 December 2023. 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.
  5. ^ "Arakku Railway Station (ARK) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araku_railway_station
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