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<div>{{short description|Railway station in Karnataka}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}<br />
{{Infobox station<br />
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji – Hubballi Junction<br />
| native_name = <hr/>{{small|Hubballi Junction}}<br />
| type = <br />
| other_name = Hubli Junction / SSS Hubballi<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Hubli railway.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Entrance of the station<br />
| address = Near Railway Colony, [[National Highway 63 (India)|NH 63]], [[Hubli]]–580 020. [[Karnataka]]<br />
| country = {{flagu|India}}<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|15.3500|75.1491|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|626.970|m}}<br />
| line = [[Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section]]<br />[[Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line]]<br />
| connections = Auto stand, HD BRTS, CBT Hubballi<br />
| distance = <br />
| structure = <br />
| platform = 5<br />
| depth = <br />
| levels = <br />
| tracks = 8<br />
| parking = Yes<br />
| bicycle = Yes<br />
| opened = {{Start date and age|1886}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}} Available<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = UBL<br />
| zone = [[South Western Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Hubli}}<br />
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| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railways]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
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| map_type = India Karnataka<br />
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| map_dot_label = '''SSS Hubballi Junction'''<br />
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'''Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji – Hubballi''' '''Junction''' commonly known as '''Hubballi Junction railway station''' or '''Hubli Junction railway station''' (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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huralimath |first1=Arunkumar |title=World's longest railway platform in Hubballi in its final stage of construction |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/mar/21/worlds-longest-railway-platform-in-hubballiin-its-final-stage-of-construction-2279648.html |access-date=31 March 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=21 March 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Description ==<br />
Hubli Junction is center place for transportation of public and commercial in Karnataka by connecting northwest to Mumbai ({{convert|460|km}}), west to Goa ({{convert|160|km}}), South to Bengaluru ({{convert|410|km}}) and east to Hyderabad ({{convert|450|km}}) with heavy mass transportation.<br />
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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|date=August 2020}}<br />
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Commercial goods like Manganese are the main source of income and public transport is another source of income.<br />
Currently, Hubli Junction is undergoing remodeling work to have World's Longest Railway Platform with a length of 1505 metres.<br />
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== Lines ==<br />
The [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] opened the {{convert|130.02|km}} Hubli–Harihar rail line on 18 October 1886. And Hubli–Londa, Hospet–Hubli and Chikjajur–Hubli (part of {{convert|469|km}} Bangalore–Hubli) rail lines were converted during 1995.<ref name=line>{{cite web|author1=R. P. Saxena|title=Indian Railway History Time line|url=http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|website=IRSE|access-date=25 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229092028/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|archive-date=29 February 2012 |date=29 February 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Diesel Loco Shed==<br />
Diesel Loco Shed, Hubli which is under [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railways]] (SWR), currently homes EMD locomotives of Class [[WDP-4]], [[WDP-4D]], [[WDG-4]] and [[WDG-4D]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.dharwadhubli.com/hubli-railway-station All about Hubli Railway Station]<br />
*[https://shayarifie.com/hubli-railway-station-contact-numbers Hubli Railway Station Contact Numbers]<br />
{{Commons category-inline|Hubli Junction railway station}}<br />
{{Railway stations in Karnataka}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway junction stations in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Hubli railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Dharwad district]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1886]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Hubli-Dharwad]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hubli-Dharwad]]<br />
[[Category:1886 establishments in India]]</div>49.207.226.162