Kothavalasa railway station

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Kottavalasa Junction
Junction Station
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View of a platform
LocationVisakhapatnam-Aarku Road, Kothavalasa, Vizianagaram dt., Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates 17°53′30″N83°11′09″E / 17.8917°N 83.1859°E / 17.8917; 83.1859 Coordinates: 17°53′30″N83°11′09″E / 17.8917°N 83.1859°E / 17.8917; 83.1859
Elevation56 m (184 ft)
Operated bySouth Coast Railway
Line(s) Khurda Road-Visakhapatnam section of Howrah-Chennai main line
Kothavalasa-Kirandul line
Platforms5
Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKTV
Zone(s) South Coast Railway zone
Division(s) Waltair
History
Opened1896;124 years ago (1896)
Previous names East Coast State Railway
Bengal Nagpur Railway
Location
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Location in Andhra Pradesh
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Location in India
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Essar Steel
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Iron Ore sidings
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Visakhapatnam Refinery of HPCL
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Visakhapatnam Port - Outer harbour
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Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
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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.

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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 Kotthavalasa railway station.jpg
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

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