Location Koraput, Odisha
India Parking Available Platforms in use 3 | Elevation 870 m (2,854 ft) Address Odisha 764021 | |
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Line(s) Kothavalasa-Kirandul line
Koraput-Rayagada link line Tracks Broad gauge)1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Structure type Standard (on ground station) Similar Rayagada railway station, Singapuram Road railway st, Titlagarh railway station, Sambalpur Junction railway st, Balangir railway station | ||
Koraput railway station, located in the Indian state of Odisha, serves Koraput in Koraput district.
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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-Kiandaul Passenger passes through Koraput. The Hirakhand Express connects Koraput to Bhubaneswar via Rayagada and Vizianagaram. Howrah-Koraput Express travels via Jharsuguda and Rayagada. Samalswari Express travels along the same route from Howrah and goes up to Jagdalpur. The Durg-Jagdalpur Tri-Weekly Express travels via Titlagarh, Rayagada and Koraput.
Passenger movement
Koraput railway station serves around 27,000 passengers every day.