| Araku | |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Type: | Passenger train station |
| Style: | Indian Railways |
| Address: | Araku, Alluri Sitharama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Elevation: | 925m (3,035feet) |
| Line: | Kothavalasa–Kirandul line |
| Platform: | 1 |
| Tracks: | 4 |
| Electrified: | Yes |
| Owned: | Indian Railways |
| Operator: | South Coast Railway Zone |
| Status: | Functioning |
| Map Type: | India Andhra Pradesh#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.