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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Kolar<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| type = [[File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| address = Bangapet Road, Kanakanapalya, [[Kolar, Karnataka|Kolar]]<br />
| borough = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|13|07|26.4|N|78|07|58.5|E|display=title,inline}}<br />
| elevation = {{Convert|835|m|ft}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railway]]<br />
| lines = Yelahanka–Bangarpet line<br />
| platforms = 3<br />
| tracks = 3<br />
| connections = <br />
| structure = Standard on ground<br />
| parking = <br />
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| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = KQZ<br />
| zone = [[South Western Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Bangalore}}<br />
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| map_type = India Karnataka#India<br />
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| map_caption = Location within Karnataka##Location within India<br />
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'''Kolar railway station''' (station code:'''KQZ''') is a '''NSG-6''' category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Bangalore railway division]] of [[South Western Railway zone]]. It is located between Hudukula and Jannagatta Halt stations in Yelahanka–Bangarapet line.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The {{track gauge|2ft6in}} wide [[narrow-gauge]] line between Bowringpet (later [[Bangarapet Junction railway station|Bangarapet]]) and Kolar was opened in 1913 by [[Mysore State Railway]]. The narrow-gauge Yeshvantapur–Devanhalli–Chikballapur line was opened in 1915, Bowringpet-Kolar 2'6" line extended to Chintamani / Chikkaballapur in 1916 (forming the Kolar District Rly.) by the Mysore State Railway and was finally linked to Bangalore via Sidlaghatta, Chintamani, Srinivasapura under Yelahanka–Bangarapet narrow-gauge line in 1918.<ref>{{cite web |title=IR History: Part III (1900-1947) |url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |access-date=19 December 2013 |publisher=IRFCA}}</ref> Gauge conversion of the Bangarpet–Kolar line was completed and opened for traffic in 1997 and since then it has been serviced by a [[railbus]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Satish |first=Shalini |title=Railcar's last stop |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/79450/railcars-last-stop.html |access-date=19 December 2013 |work=Deccan Herald}}</ref> Gauge conversion of Yelankha–Chickballapur was completed and opened for traffic in 2004. Then, gauge conversion of Chickballapur–Kolar was completed and opened for traffic in November 2013, thus connecting the entire network into an Yelankha–Bangarpet broad-gauge line.{{fact|date=April 2025}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* {{IndiaRailInfo|id=4640|name=Kolar}}<br />
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{{Railway stations in Karnataka}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Kolar district]]<br />
[[Category:Bangalore railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 2004]]</div>Lakshay9887