Koraput railway station

Koraput Junction
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)	Rayagada
History
Opened	1963
Location
	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

Koraput - Visakhapatnam Intercity express

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.

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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

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Suku		East Coast Railway zone Kothavalasa-Kirandul line		Manabar
Terminus		East Coast Railway zone Koraput-Rayagada link line		Dumuriput

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[1] Baral, Chitta. "History of Indian Railways in Orissa" (PDF). Retrieved 27 November 2012.

[2] "Koraput-Rayagada Rail Link Project". Process Register. Retrieved 27 November 2012.