Araku
Passenger train station
Entrance of Araku railway station
General information
Location	Araku, Alluri Sitharama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	18°20′N 82°52′E / 18.33°N 82.86°E / 18.33; 82.86
Elevation	925 metres (3,035 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Coast Railway Zone
Line(s)	Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
Platforms	1
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	ARK
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Division(s)	Vijayawada
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Shimiliguda towards ? Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Araku Gorapur towards ?
Location Araku Location in Andhra Pradesh Show map of Andhra Pradesh Araku Location in India Show map of India

Araku railway station (station code:ARK) is an Indian railways station located near Araku Valley of Alluri Sitharama Raju district in the state of Andhra Pradesh.^[1] It belongs to South Coast Railway zone under Waltair railway division.^[2] The railway station is situated at about 935 meters elevation.

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 ).^[3] The Kothavalasa–Kirandul line was opened in 1966–67 under South Eastern Railway Zone with financial aid of Japan for transporting Iron ore.^[4]

Electrification of the Araku railway station was completed in 1982.

• Borra Caves
• Visakhapatnam–Araku AC Tourist Passenger^[5]
• Araku Valley

• Araku railway station at the India Rail Info