Koraput railway station
Koraput Junction railway station, located in the Indian state of Odisha, serves Koraput town in Koraput district.
Koraput Junction | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| Location | Koraput, Odisha India |
| Coordinates | 18°47′32″N 82°43′09″E |
| Elevation | 870 m (2,854 ft) |
| Line(s) | Kothavalasa-Kirandul line Koraput-Rayagada link line |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | Broad gauge)1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | KRPU |
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway |
| Division(s) | Waltair |
| History | |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Location | |
  Koraput Junction Location in Odisha  Koraput Junction Location in India | |
History
In 1960, Indian Railway took up three projects: the Kottavalasa-Koraput-Jeypore-Kirandaul line ( Dandakaranya Project ), the Titlagarh-Bolangir-Jharsuguda Project and the Rourkela-Kiriburu Project. All the three projects taken together were popularly known as the DBK Project or the Dandakaranya Bolangir Kiriburu Project.[1]
The Koraput-Rayagada Rail Link Project was completed on 31 December 1998.[2]
Trains
The Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Passenger passes through Koraput. The Hirakhand Express connects Koraput to Bhubaneswar via Rayagada and Vizianagaram. Howrah-Koraput Samaleshwari Express travels via Jharsuguda, Sambalpur and Rayagada. The Durg-Jagdalpur Tri-Weekly Express travels via Titlagarh, Rayagada and Koraput.
Passenger movement
Koraput railway station serves around 27,000 passengers every day.
References
- Baral, Chitta. "History of Indian Railways in Orissa" (PDF). Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- "Koraput-Rayagada Rail Link Project". Process Register. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
External links
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Suku | East Coast Railway zone Kothavalasa-Kirandul line | Manabar |
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| Terminus | East Coast Railway zone Koraput-Rayagada link line | Dumuriput |