Author: Tourism Times Ravi Find me on Google+ Written By: Ravi FaceBook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Visiting Araku Valley by train from VisakhapatnamOne of the best way to cover the Araku valley is by going there by Train. This train line is built specially to carry iron ore to Visakhapatnam port from the mineral reserves of Chattisghad state. Iron ores fines transported from mines at Bailadilla through this train line to Visakhapatnam port for export and for consumption of Visakhapatnam steel plant. 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. There is a board at the platform with details of height and saying about the specialty of this station.
Starts from Visakahaptanm station and most of the time this train starts from platform number 5 , but checkup at inquiry counter at platform no 1 for updated status. Departure time 6.50 AM from Visakhapatnam station (as on April – 2011) and reaches Araku at 11.00 AM. Station Name Code Time Remark CONTACT US TRAVEL & TOURISM DESK inside BIG BAZAAR - AMEERPET: (between 11.00 AM to 09.00 PM): Level Three, Fourth Floor, inside Big Bazaar Shopping Center - Ameerpet, Hyderabad. Land Mark: Old Gold Spot, Near to Charmas’ Showroom, Main Road, Ameerpet. Call: 9391282897 / 9390282897 / 040-30488365. Contact Person: Mr.Mohan / Mr.Buchi Babu TRAVEL & TOURISM DESK inside BIG BAZAAR - KACHIGUDA: (between 11.00 AM to 09.00 PM): Level Two, Second Floor, inside Big Bazaar Shopping Center - Kachiguda, Hyderabad. Land Mark: Old Maheshwari Parameshwari Theatre, Main Road, Kacheguda. Call: 9390282897 / 9393774548 / 040-30488365. Contact Person: Mr.Buchi Babu / Ms.Krishna Veni TRAVEL & TOURISM DESK inside BIG BAZAAR - TARNAKA: (between 11.00 AM to 09.00 PM): Level Zero, Ground Floor, inside Big Bazaar Shopping Center - Tarnaka, Hyderabad. Land Mark: Opp: Aradhana Theatre, Main Road, Tarnaka. Call: 9392282897 / 9394282897 / 040-30488365. Contact Person: Mrs.Bhagya Laxmi / Mr.Ravi WARANGAL / KHAMMAM / KARIMNAGAR: AP Tourism Office, Kakaji Colony, Behind: Jaya Hospital, Hanamkonda. Mobile: 9393282897, 9246282897. Contact Person: Mr.Laxman / Mr.Ravi FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE - SUGGESTIONS - COMPLAINTS & FEEDBACK: PLEASE CONTACT: (between 09.00 AM to 09.00 PM): Mr. Ravi - Coordinator for Tourism Times & APTDC Empanelled Guide, Call: 9246282897 / 9346282897. E-Mail: Ravi@TourismTimes.org Call: 040-30488365, 9000282897 between 9AM to 9PM for All India Tourism Information. |