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.[1]
Description
Hubli Junction is center place for transportation of public and commercial in Karnataka by connecting northwest to Mumbai (Template:Convert), west to Goa (Template:Convert), South to Bengaluru (Template:Convert) and east to Hyderabad (Template:Convert) with heavy mass transportation.
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.Template:Citation needed
Commercial goods like Manganese are the main source of income and public transport is another source of income. Currently, Hubli Junction is undergoing remodeling work to have World's Longest Railway Platform with a length of 1505 metres.
Lines
The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway opened the Template:Convert Hubli–Harihar rail line on 18 October 1886. And Hubli–Londa, Hospet–Hubli and Chikjajur–Hubli (part of Template:Convert Bangalore–Hubli) rail lines were converted during 1995.[2]
Diesel Loco Shed
Diesel Loco Shed, Hubli which is under South Western Railways (SWR), currently homes EMD locomotives of Class WDP-4, WDP-4D, WDG-4 and WDG-4D.
References
- ↑ World's longest railway platform in Hubballi in its final stage of construction. The New Indian Express(21 March 2021). Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ Indian Railway History Time line. IRSE(29 February 2012). Retrieved 25 June 2014.
External links
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