Template:Infobox station 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
The Visakhapatnam–Kirandul Passenger passes through Koraput. The Hirakhand Express connects Koraput to Bhubaneswar via Template:Stnlnk and Template:Stnlnk. Howrah–Koraput Samaleshwari Express travels via Template:Stnlnk, Sambalpur and Rayagada. The Durg–Jagdalpur Tri-Weekly Express travels via Template:Stnlnk, Rayagada and Koraput.
Passenger movement
Koraput railway station serves around 27,000 passengers every day.
References
- ↑ History of Indian Railways in Orissa, Baral, Chitta. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ↑ Koraput–Rayagada Rail Link Project. Process Register. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
External links
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