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{{Short description|Railway station in Karnataka, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Junction
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]]
| other_name = Hubballi Junction / SSS Hubballi
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Hubli railway.jpg
| image_caption = Entrance of the station
| address = Near Railway Colony, [[National Highway 63 (India)|NH 63]], [[Hubballi]]–580 020. [[Karnataka]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|15.3500|75.1491|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|626.97|m}}
| line = [[Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section]]<br />[[Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line]]
| connections = Auto stand, HD BRTS, CBT Hubballi
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| structure = standard on ground
| platform = 8
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| tracks = 12
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = Yes
| opened = {{Start date and age|1886}}
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| electrified = Yes
| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}} Available
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = UBL
| zone = [[South Western Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Hubballi}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railways]]
| status = Functioning
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| map_type = India Karnataka
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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|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hubballidharwadinfra.com/worlds-longest-railway-platform-at-hubballi-to-be-inaugurated-tomorrow/|title=World's Longest Railway Platform at Hubballi to be inaugurated tomorrow|date=11 March 2023|accessdate=14 April 2023}}</ref>

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 ==
[[File:Nameplate_of_the_Hubli_Railway_Station_-_panoramio.jpg|left|thumb|Hubli Junction station during redevelopment]]
Hubballi Junction is public and commercial transportation hub in Karnataka, 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.

It is the second-busiest railway station in Karnataka, after KSR Bengaluru. The Hubballi division situated in Hubballi city connects Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Goa and more.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

Commercial goods such as [[manganese]] are the main source of income, with public transport being secondary.

The Hubballi Junction (under [[Hubballi railway division|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 c. 1886-87 by the British Company; it is currently 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.

[[File:Hubli Railway Station from the overbridge - panoramio.jpg|thumb|An old picture of Hubli Railway Station]]

== Lines ==
The [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] opened the {{convert|130.02|km}} Hubballi–Harihara rail line on 18 October 1886. And Hubballi–Londa, Hosapet–Hubballi and Chikjajur–Hubballi (part of {{convert|469|km}} Bengaluru–Hubballi) 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>

==Diesel Loco Shed, Hubballi==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Serial No. !! Locomotive Class !! Horsepower !! Quantity
|-
| 1. || [[WDP-4|WDP-4/4D]] || 4000/4500 || 31
|-
| 2. || [[WDG-4|WDG-4/4D]] || 4000/4500 || 146
|-
| 3. || [[WAP-7]] || 6350 || 29
|-
| 4. || [[WAG-9]] || 6120 || 125
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total Locomotives Active as of March 2026'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717 |access-date=29 May 2025 |website=Railway Board, Indian Railways}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Electric Loco Holding |url=https://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html |access-date=29 May 2025 |website=Railnet}}</ref>||329
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.dharwadhubli.com/hubli-railway-station All about Hubli Railway Station]
*[https://shayarifie.com/hubli-railway-station-contact-numbers Hubli Railway Station Contact Numbers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104061138/https://shayarifie.com/hubli-railway-station-contact-numbers/ |date=4 November 2020 }}
{{Commons category-inline|Hubli Junction railway station}}
{{Railway stations in Karnataka}}

[[Category:Railway junction stations in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Hubli railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Dharwad district]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1886]]
[[Category:Transport in Hubli-Dharwad]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hubli-Dharwad]]
[[Category:1886 establishments in India]]

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Chefajaychopra123 at 04:27, 27 March 2026