Friday, September 16, 2016

Train Journey - Koraput Rayagada

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Train journey is one which most of us have always enjoyed. As the train traverses though the beautiful fields or on the bridges crossing mighty rivers or though some beautiful tunnels, just watching out of the window getting into our pensive mood with that back ground music of "tak tak.. tak tak" sound itself is a heartwarming experience.
We in India have one of the largest railway network in the world and you will never find shortage of beautiful and scenic routes in every nook and corner of the country.
Koraput-Rayagada a train route in Odisha, is one of the route you need to take to experience one such beautiful journey.
Popularly known as KR line, The railway section is a broad-gauge railway line connecting Koraput-Rayagada. The 173-kilometre long railway line operates in Odisha. The Koraput to Rayagada railway line passes through the dark and dense forests, meadows,water falls and terraced valleys. Rayagada region is known for scenic beauty and heritage on the land of tribal Odisha, an unexplored paradise.

Nestled in the tribal heartland of the Eastern Ghats and covering around 173 km, this single line track is an offshoot from the Kirandul-Kothavalasa (KK) line, and traverses steep heights, deep tunnels and tall viaducts. Koraput is about 2,850 ft above the sea level and the 4-hour journey till Rayagada at 680 ft is a tumble through green cliffs, horse-shoe curves, emerald forests and rich farmland. There is one place not too miss... the place called Raoli, lying at one end of a horse-shoe curve on the line. Rayagada is rich in mineral resources and offers a unique mix of tribal heritage, natural beauty and industrial development.
Try it out when you go towards this direction of India.
INCREDIBLE BHARATHA




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