Kirandul railway station
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Kirandul
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| Terminal station | |
| Location | Kirandul, Chhattisgarh |
| Coordinates | 18°38′17″N 81°15′32″E / 18.63806°N 81.25889°ECoordinates: 18°38′17″N 81°15′32″E / 18.63806°N 81.25889°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 railway division |
| Electrified | Yes |
Kirandul railway station serves Kirandul, a city in the Dantewada district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
In 1960, Indian Railways took up three projects:
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.
Only one passenger train comes to this station (Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Passenger).
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