| 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 / 18.7921; 82.7191 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | KRPU | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Coast Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Rayagada | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1963 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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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.
The Koraput–Rayagada Rail Link Project was completed on 31 December 1998.
Trains
The Visakhapatnam–Kirandul Passenger passes through Koraput. The Hirakhand Express connects Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar via Koraput,Rayagada,Vizianagaram and Brahmapur. 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
