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Visiting Araku-Rayagada-Koraput by train from Visakhapatnam by Kottavalasa Kirandul line One of the best way to cover the Eastern ghats .
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Pc: Majhighariyani bridge, Rayagada
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@EastCoastRail
Visiting Araku-Rayagada-Koraput by train from Visakhapatnam by Kottavalasa Kirandul line One of the best way to cover the Eastern ghats .
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Pc: Majhighariyani bridge, Rayagada
This train line is built specially to carry iron ore to Visakhapatnam port from the mineral reserves of Odisha and Chhattisgarh state.
*Iron ores fines transported from mines at Bailadila through this train line to Vizag port for export and for consumption of the area.
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*Iron ores fines transported from mines at Bailadila through this train line to Vizag port for export and for consumption of the area.
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In India most of the hill trains run in a meter gauge or narrow gauge lines but this is a broad gauge line passes through Shimiliguda station which is the highest broad gauge station of India at 996.32 mt above MSL.
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This train line passes through 84 bridges and 58 tunnels.
*This broad gauge electrified line starts from Kothavalasa, a small station located between Vizianagaram
* Mostly the tunnels falls in the district of Rayagada and Koraput of odisha
Pc: Maliguda tunnel
*This broad gauge electrified line starts from Kothavalasa, a small station located between Vizianagaram
* Mostly the tunnels falls in the district of Rayagada and Koraput of odisha
Pc: Maliguda tunnel
Train line passes through Koraput, Jeypore
* After crossing two small stations , the train starts climbing up the hills through tunnels and bridges. Most of the time valley falls in right side of the train. Which is one of the most beautiful and scary rail line of India
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* After crossing two small stations , the train starts climbing up the hills through tunnels and bridges. Most of the time valley falls in right side of the train. Which is one of the most beautiful and scary rail line of India
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On the way small and big water falls can be seen from the train.
*The green valley & river combination gives a spectacular view from the train.The train passes through tunnels and bridges
on its journey. After Chimidipalli the waterfalls comes at left side just after tunnel
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*The green valley & river combination gives a spectacular view from the train.The train passes through tunnels and bridges
on its journey. After Chimidipalli the waterfalls comes at left side just after tunnel
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The longest tunnel is 520 meter long.
*Throughout the hill region of this line patrolling staffs of Indian Railway give clearance to all passing by trains as they continuously monitor the track for any landslide, tree falling or any other type of damages.
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*Throughout the hill region of this line patrolling staffs of Indian Railway give clearance to all passing by trains as they continuously monitor the track for any landslide, tree falling or any other type of damages.
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The train also passes above the Borra caves, Tikiri ,Dumuriput.
As per information from the guide, there is a 100ft thick rock support over the caves above which the tracks are laid. So there is enough protection and security for the train.
#Visit_Koraput_Rayagada
Pc:sunilsukla
As per information from the guide, there is a 100ft thick rock support over the caves above which the tracks are laid. So there is enough protection and security for the train.
#Visit_Koraput_Rayagada
Pc:sunilsukla
