Araku railway station

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.

Araku
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
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
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Shimiliguda towards ? Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Araku Gorapur towards ?
Location Araku Location in Andhra Pradesh Show map of Andhra Pradesh Araku Location in India Show map of 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 ).^[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

• Borra Caves
• Visakhapatnam–Araku AC Tourist Passenger^[5]
• Araku Valley