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Kirandul railway station

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Location
  
Kirandul, Chhattisgarh

Owned by
  
Indian Railways

Platforms in use
  
3

Elevation
  
631 m (2,070 ft)

Tracks
  
7

Operated by
  
East Coast Railway zone

Line(s)
  
Kothavalasa-Kirandul line

Address
  
Kirandul, Chhattisgarh 494556

Similar
  
Kothavalasa railway station, Araku railway station, Koraput railway station, Jagdalpur railway station, Simhachalam railway station

Kirandul railway station serves Kirandul, a city in the Dantewada district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

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History

In 1960, Indian Railways took up three projects:

  • The Kothavalasa - Araku - Koraput - Jeypore - Jagdalpur - Dantewara - Kirandaul line
  • The Jharsuguda - Sambalpur - Bargarh - Balangir - Titlagarh project
  • 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). The Kothavalasa–Kirandul line was opened in 1966-67 under the South Eastern Railway zone with financial aid from Japan for transporting iron ore. Kirandul railway station was electrified in the year 1980.

    Passenger amenities

    Only one passenger train comes to this station (Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Passenger).

    References

    Kirandul railway station Wikipedia
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