Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Junction railway station

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Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Junction
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Entrance of the station
General information
Other namesHubballi Junction / SSS Hubballi
LocationNear Railway Colony, NH 63, Hubli–580 020. Karnataka
India
Coordinates 15°21′00″N75°08′57″E / 15.3500°N 75.1491°E / 15.3500; 75.1491
Elevation626.97 metres (2,057.0 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South Western Railways
Line(s) Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section
KSR Bengaluru–Arsikere–Hubballi line
Platforms8
Tracks12
ConnectionsAuto stand, HD BRTS, CBT Hubballi
Construction
Structure typestandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeUBL
Zone(s) South Western Railway zone
Division(s) Hubballi
History
Opened1886;139 years ago (1886)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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SSS Hubballi Junction
Location within Karnataka
Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Junction railway station
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Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Junction Railway Station (Station code: UBL), is a railway junction station under Hubballi railway division of South Western Railway zone (SWR) of Indian Railways situated in Hubballi, Karnataka, India. The platform number 1 of Hubballi Junction has a length of 1,507 metres, making it the longest railway platform in the world as of March 2023. [1]

Contents

SSS Hubballi Junction Railway Station has three entrances to get into station. One is the main entrance, the other in front of Central Railway Hospital of Gadag road, and the third one few metres ahead of main entrance i.e near yard. The station has an interesting platform bifurcation. It has total 8 platforms, five of them are alike other stations i.e one beside the other, and the other three in the next entry. The longest platform is divided into two parts, it has platform no 1 and 8 on same platform.

Description

Hubli Junction station during redevelopment Nameplate of the Hubli Railway Station - panoramio.jpg
Hubli Junction station during redevelopment

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, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Goa and more.[ citation needed ]

Commercial goods such as manganese are the main source of income, with public transport being secondary. Currently, Hubli Junction is undergoing remodeling work on platform number 1.

The Hubballi Junction (under Hubballi Division) has Goods Shed, Diesel Loco Shed, Carriage Repair Workshop, Train Yard, and many more of Railways. The station was opened in the late 19th century i.e 1886-87 by the British Company; currently is one of the oldest railway stations in the state. It was an important station for both passengers as well as goods from the old era itself. It has major importance in the South Western Railway jurisdiction. It has connection to almost every part of India, Bengaluru, Chennai, Trivandrum, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, New Delhi, Varanasi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Madgaon-Vasco-Goa and many more. The station is the second busiest in the zone after Bengaluru.

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An old picture of Hubli Railway Station

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. [2]

Diesel Loco Shed, Hubballi

Diesel Loco Shed, Hubballi which is under South Western Railways (SWR), currently homes EMD locomotives of Class WDP-4, WDP-4D, WDG-4, WDG-4D and class WAP-7 and WAG-9 electric locomotives.

SNLocomotivesHPQuantity
1. WDP-4/4D 4000/450031
2. WDG-4/4D 4000/4500156
3. WAP-7 635015
4. WAG-9 6120105
Total Locomotives Active as of February 2025308

References

  1. "World's Longest Railway Platform at Hubballi to be inaugurated tomorrow". 11 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. 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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