Araku railway station

Araku అరకు अरकु
Indian Railway Station
Entrance of Araku railway station
Location	Araku, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates
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
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Shimiliguda Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Araku Gorapur
Location
అరకు railway station Location in Andhra Pradesh

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 ). The Kothavalasa–Kirandul line was opened in 1966–67 under South Eastern Railway Zone with financial aid of Japan for transporting Iron ore.

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
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