Hosapete Junction railway station

Hosapete Junction Hospet Junction
General information
Other names	Vijayanagara Junction
Location	Hospet, Vijayanagara district, Karnataka India
Coordinates	15°17′11″N76°23′12″E / 15.2865°N 76.3867°E / 15.2865; 76.3867
Elevation	471 metres (1,545 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Western
Lines	Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section Hospet-Kotturu-Amaravathi Colony Jn. railway line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5 (construction – electrification of double 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge)
Connections	Auto stand, City Bus
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	HPT
Zone(s)	South Western
Division(s)	Hubli
History
Electrified	Yes
Location

Hosapete Junction railway station, also called as Hospet Junction railway station or Vijayanagara Junction railway station (Station code: HPT) is a railway station in Vijayanagara district, Karnataka. It serves Hosapete city. The station consists of three platforms. It is a station with fuel and water filling facility, like Hubballi Railway station, station have amenities such as a computerized reservation office, waiting room, retiring room, book stall & canteenss. ^{[1] [2] [ failed verification ] [3] [ failed verification ] [4] [ failed verification ]}

Major trains

Some of the important trains that run from Hosapete Junction are:

• Amaravati Express
• Hampi Express
• Kacheguda–Hubballi Prasanti Nilayam Express
• Hubballi–Chennai express (via Bellary)
• Hyderabad–CSMT Kolhapur Express
• Mysuru–Sainagar Shirdi Weekly Express
• Kacheguda–Vasco Da Gama Express
• Ajmer–Bengaluru City Garib Nawaz Express
• Haripriya Express
• Bhagat Ki Kothi–Bengaluru City Express (Via Bellari)
• Hubballi–Vijayawada Express
• Tirupati–Hubballi Intercity Passenger
• Bengaluru City–Hosapete Passenger
• Ballari–Dharwad Passenger
• Hosapete-Harihar DEMU
• Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express
• 11139/40 - Mumbai Hosapete Express

References

1. "HPT/Hosapete Junction". India Rail Info.
2. Express News Service (9 July 2015). "19 Railway Stations in State to Change to New Names". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015.
3. TNN (16 June 2015). "Line doubling proposed between Londa, Miraj railway stations". The Times of India.
4. "SWR to Change Names of 19 Railway Stations in Karnataka State". South Western Railway.^{[ dead link ]}