Kottavalasa Junction railway station

Location
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Kottavalasa Junction
Kottavalasa Junction
Junction station
	Aerial view of Kottavalasa Jn.
General information
Location	Visakhapatnam–Aarku Road, Kothavalasa, Vizianagaram dt., Andhra Pradesh; India
Coordinates	17°53′30″N 83°11′09″E / 17.8917°N 83.1859°E
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Operated by	South Coast Railway
Line(s)	Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section of Howrah–Chennai main line; Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
Platforms	5
Tracks	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KTV
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Opened	1896; 129 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Coast State Railway; Bengal Nagpur Railway
Location
Location
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Railways around Visakhapatnam

				km	to Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
					to Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
				24	Kothavalasa
				15	Pendurti

				8	Simhachalam North

				7	Simhachalam



				6	Gopalapatnam


					NH 16
					Marshalling yard on right lines
				4	Marripalem / Visakhapatnam Airport
					Naval Dockyard
					Essar Steel
					Iron Ore sidings
				9	Kottapalem
					Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour



				0	Visakhapatnam
					Hindustan Zinc
					BHPV
					NH 16
					Coromandel International
					Visakhapatnam Refinery of HPCL
					Visakhapatnam port channel in blue
					Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour
					Hindustan Shipyard
					Visakhapatnam Port - Outer harbour
					Dolphin's Nose (hill with lighthouse)
					Link to Bay of Bengal

					Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
					Gangavaram Port
				17	Duvvada
					NH 16
					Simhadri STPP of NTPC
				27	Thadi
					NH 16
				33	Anakapalle
					to Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section

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.

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 Railways 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

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.

References

^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
^ Baral, Chitta. "History of Indian Railways in Orissa" (PDF). Retrieved 27 November 2012.
^ "History of Waltair Division". Mannanna.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
^ "IR History: Part - III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
^ "IR History: Part - IV (1947–1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Kantakapalle towards ?		South Coast Railway zone Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section of Howrah–Chennai main line		Pendurti towards ?
Mallividu towards ?		South Coast Railway zone Kothavalasa–Kirandul line		Terminus

[ser-1] "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

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

[waltair-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.

[5] "IR History: Part - III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

[zones-6] "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

[7] "IR History: Part - IV (1947–1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

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