Koppal railway station

Koppal
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Railway station road Koppal,Koppal district, Karnataka India
Coordinates	15°21′14″N76°07′57″E / 15.3539903°N 76.1323717°E / 15.3539903; 76.1323717
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Western Railway
Line(s)	Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	GIN
Zone(s)	South Western Railway
Division(s)	Hubli
History
Electrified	Double Line Electrified
Location Koppal railway station Location within Karnataka

Koppal railway station (station code: KBL) is an NSG-5 Category Station under the Hubli railway division of the South Western Railway, located in Koppal district, Karnataka, India. The station has three platforms that primarily cater to Koppal City and nearby villages.

Developments

In 2012, a proposal was put forth to construct a new BG railway line covering a distance of 125 km from Almatti to Koppal, via Kudulsangama, Hungund, Ilkal, and Kushtagi. The project's estimated cost was 904.05 Cr, with a return on investment of +12.01% for the Ministry of Railways. However, in 2016, the Ministry of Railways abandoned the proposal, citing the need for infrastructural improvements and the doubling of the Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag railway line to handle the coal supply traffic to the Kudgi Super Thermal Power Plant. ^[1]

Major trains

Trains that run through/from Koppal are: ^[2]

• Hampi Express
• Amaravati Express
• Haripriya Express
• Hubballi–Karatagi Unreserved Express
• Karatagi-Hubballi Unreserved Express
• Hubballi–Karatagi Special Express
• Karatagi-Hubballi Special Express
• Yesvantpur–Karatagi Express
• Karatagi-Yesvantpur Express
• Hubballi-Tirupati Special fare Express
• Tirupati-Hubballi Special fare Express
• Hubballi–Hosapete DEMU Passenger
• Hosapete-Hubballi DEMU Passenger
• Hubballi–Guntakal Passenger
• Guntakal–Hubballi Passenger
• Belagavi–Secunderabad Daily Special Fare Exp
• Vijaypura–Yesvantpur Daily Special Fare Exp
• YPR-NZM Karnataka Sampark kranti 5 days a week Exp Via Ballari
• Vasco–Hyderabad/Tirupati Weekly Exp
• Jodhpur–KSR Bengaluru Weekly Exp
• Ajmer–KSR Bengaluru Weekly Exp
• Sainagar Shirdi–Mysuru Weekly Exp
• Vasco–Shalimar Amaravati Quarterly Exp
• Vasco–Jasidih Weekly Exp
• Hubballi-MGR Chennai Central Bi-Weekly Express

References

1. https://swr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1557046805336-2.%20Almatti%20-%20Koppal.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
2. "Departures from Koppal SWR/South Western Zone - Railway Enquiry".