Hubli Junction railway station

Hubli Junction

Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji railway station – Hubballi
Hubli Junction; Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji railway station – Hubballi
	Entrance of the station
Location	Near Railway Colony, NH 63, Hubli–580 020. Karnataka; India
Coordinates	15°21′00″N 75°08′57″E / 15.3500°N 75.1491°ECoordinates: 15°21′00″N 75°08′57″E / 15.3500°N 75.1491°E
Elevation	626.970 metres (2,056.99 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Western Railways
Line(s)	Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section; Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line
Platforms	5
Tracks	8
Connections	Auto stand, HD BRTS
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	UBL
Zone(s)	South Western Railway zone
Division(s)	Hubli
History
Opened	1886; 135 years ago
Electrified	Work in progress
Location
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Hubli Junction, officially Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji railway station – Hubballi (Station code: UBL), is a railway junction station under Hubli railway division of South Western Railway zone (SWR) of Indian Railways situated in Hubli, Karnataka, India. The platform number 1 of Hubli Junction has a length of 1,505 metres, making it the longest railway platform in the world as of March 2021.^[1] It is the busiest railway station in Karnataka after Bangalore City railway station.^[2]

Description[]

Hubli Junction is center place for transportation of public and commercial in Karnataka by connecting northwest to Mumbai (460 kilometres (290 mi)), west to Goa (160 kilometres (99 mi)), South to Bengaluru (410 kilometres (250 mi)) and east to Hyderabad (450 kilometres (280 mi)) with heavy mass transportation.

It is the busiest railway station in Karnataka after Bengaluru City. The Hubli division situated in Hubli city connects Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai & Goa and more.^{[citation needed]}

Commercial goods like Manganese are the main source of income and public transport is another source of income. Currently, Hubli Junction is undergoing remodeling work to have World's Longest Railway Platform with a length of 1505 metres.

Lines[]

The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway opened the 130.02 kilometres (80.79 mi) Hubli–Harihar rail line on 18 October 1886. And Hubli–Londa, Hospet–Hubli and Chikjajur–Hubli (part of 469 kilometres (291 mi) Bangalore–Hubli) rail lines were converted during 1995.^[3]

Diesel Loco Shed[]

Diesel Loco Shed, Hubli which is under South Western Railways (SWR), currently homes EMD locomotives of Class WDP-4, WDP-4D, WDG-4 and WDG-4D.

References[]

^ Huralimath, Arunkumar (21 March 2021). "World's longest railway platform in Hubballi in its final stage of construction". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ Manchanda, Janvi (5 November 2020). "Karnataka's Hubballi Junction station to get World's longest railway platform: Railway Min". Republic World. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ R. P. Saxena (29 February 2012). "Indian Railway History Time line". IRSE. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

External links[]

Media related to Hubli Junction railway station at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Huralimath, Arunkumar (21 March 2021). "World's longest railway platform in Hubballi in its final stage of construction". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[2] Manchanda, Janvi (5 November 2020). "Karnataka's Hubballi Junction station to get World's longest railway platform: Railway Min". Republic World. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[line-3] R. P. Saxena (29 February 2012). "Indian Railway History Time line". IRSE. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

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