Kirandul railway station

Kirandul
Terminal station
Kirandul railway station
Location	Kirandul, Chhattisgarh
Coordinates	18°38′17″N 81°15′32″E
Elevation	631 m (2,070 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	East Coast Railway zone
Line(s)	Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
Platforms	3
Tracks	7
Construction
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KRDL
Zone(s)	East Coast Railway Zone
Division(s)	Waltair
Electrified	Yes

Kirandul railway station serves Kirandul, a city in the Dantewada district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

History

In 1960, Indian Railways took up three projects:

• The Kothavalasa–Araku–Koraput–Jeypore–Jagdalpur–Dantewara–Kirandaul line
• The Jharsuguda–Sambalpur–Bargarh–Balangir–Titlagarh project
• 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). The Kothavalasa–Kirandul line was opened in 1966–67 under the South Eastern Railway zone with financial aid from Japan for transporting iron ore. Kirandul railway station was electrified in the year 1980.

Passenger amenities

Only one passenger train comes to this station (Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Passenger). Recently the 08512/08511 Visakhapatnam–Jagdalpur overnight special express train, with special charges, has been extended up to Kirandul. This will be the first express train to Kirandul, apart from 58501/58502 Visakhapatnam–Kirandul–Visakhapatnam passenger.

Train no. 08511 Kirandul–Visakhapatnam special train with special fare will leave Kirandul daily from 21 November to 31 December at 3 p.m. to arrive in Visakhapatnam at 3 a.m. on the following day.

Train no.08512 from Visakhapatnam to Kirandul special train with special fare will leave Visakhapatnam daily from 21 November to 31 December at 10.15 p.m. and reach Kirandul at 10 a.m. on the following day, according to Divisional Commercial Manager (Co.) G. Suneel Kumar.