Kothavalasa railway station

Kottavalasa Junction
Kottavalasa Junction
	Junction Station
	View of a platform
Location	Visakhapatnam-Aarku Road, Kothavalasa, Vizianagaram dt., Andhra Pradesh; India
Coordinates	17°53′30″N 83°11′09″E
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Operated by	South Coast Railway
Line(s)	Khurda Road-Visakhapatnam section of Howrah-Chennai main line; Kothavalasa-Kirandul line
Platforms	5
Tracks	Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KTV
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Opened	1896
Previous names	East Coast State Railway; Bengal Nagpur Railway
Location
	Kottavalasa Junction Location in Andhra Pradesh Kottavalasa Junction Location in India

Kothavalasa Junction railway station (station code:KTV) located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Kothavalasa in Vizianagaram district. It is a major freight transit point with iron ore rakes travelling from mines around Kirandul and Bailadila in Chhattisgarh to Visakhapatnam Port.

Railways around Visakhapatnam

km

to Khurda Road-Visakhapatnam section

to Kothavalasa-Kirandul line

24

Kothavalasa

15

Pendurti

8

Simhachalam North

7

Simhachalam

6

Gopalapatnam

NH 16

Marshalling yard on right lines

4

Marripalem / Visakhapatnam Airport

Naval Dockyard

Essar Steel

Iron Ore sidings

9

Kottapalem

Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour

0

Visakhapatnam

Hindustan Zinc

BHPV

NH 16

Coromandel International

Visakhapatnam Refinery of HPCL

Visakhapatnam port channel in blue

Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour

Hindustan Shipyard Limited

Visakhapatnam Port - Outer harbour

Dolphin's Nose (hill with lighthouse)

Link to Bay of Bengal

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

Gangavaram Port

17

Duvvada

NH 16

Simhadri STPP of NTPC

27

Thadi

NH 16

33

Anakapalle

to Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway was opened for traffic. In 1898-99, Bengal Nagpur Railway was linked to the lines in southern India.[1]

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).[2] The Kothavalasa-Kirandaul line was opened in 1966-67.[3]

electrified

The Visakhapatnam - Kothavalasa - Araku - Koraput - Jeypore - Jagdalpur - Dantewara - Kirandul section was electrified in the year 1980-83.[4]

Railway reorganization

Kothavalasa raliway station entrance

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was nationalized in 1944.[5]Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 with the portion of East Indian Railway Company east of Mughalsarai and the Bengal Nagpur Railway.[6] In 1955, South Eastern Railway was carved out of Eastern Railway. It comprised lines mostly operated by BNR earlier.[6][7] Amongst the new zones started in April 2003 were East Coast Railway and South East Central Railway. Both these railways were carved out of South Eastern Railway.[6] Railway. South Coast Railway was carved out of East Coast Railway and South Central Railway on 27 feb 2019.

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References

"Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
Baral, Chitta. "History of Indian Railways in Orissa" (PDF). Retrieved 27 November 2012.
"History of Waltair Division". Mannanna.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
"History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
"IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
"Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
"IR History: Part - IV (1947 - 1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

External links

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Kantakapalle		South Coast Railway zone Khurda Road-Visakhapatnam section of Howrah-Chennai main line		Pendurti
Mallividu		South Coast Railway zone Kothavalasa-Kirandul line		Terminus

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[ser-1] "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

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

[waltair-3] "History of Waltair Division". Mannanna.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

[4] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

[5] "IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

[zones-6] "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

[7] "IR History: Part - IV (1947 - 1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.