Koraput Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||||||||
 Koraput station name board | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Koraput, Odisha India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°47′32″N 82°43′09″E / 18.7921°N 82.7191°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 870 m (2,854 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Koraput–Rayagada link line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | KRPU | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Rayagada | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1963 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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  Koraput Junction Location in Odisha  Koraput Junction Location in India | ||||||||||||||||
Koraput Junction railway station, located in the Indian state of Odisha, serves Koraput town in Koraput district.
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
Koraput travel guide from Wikivoyage