Hubli Junction railway station

Hubli Junction
ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್
Light rail & Regional rail station

Entrance of the station
Location Near Railway Colony, NH 63, Hubli–580 020. Karnataka
India
Coordinates 15°21′00″N 75°08′57″E / 15.3500°N 75.1491°E / 15.3500; 75.1491Coordinates: 15°21′00″N 75°08′57″E / 15.3500°N 75.1491°E / 15.3500; 75.1491
Elevation 626.970 metres (2,056.99 ft)
Owned by Indian railways
Operated by South Western Railway zone
Platforms 5
Tracks 7
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Station code UBL
Zone(s) South Western Railway zone
Division(s) Hubli
Fare zone Indian railways
History
Opened 1886 (1886)

Hubli Junction railway station (Station code: UBL) is an railway junction station under Hubli railway division of South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways situated in Hubli, Karnataka, India.

Description

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 Bangalore (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 Bangalore City. The hubli division situated in Hubli city, connects Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai & Goa and more. Commercial goods like Manganese are the main source of income and public transport is another source of income.

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.[1]

Passenger trains

Trains originating/terminating in Hubli

Train No. Train name
11047 / 11048 Hubli–Miraj Express
11423 / 11424 Hubli–Solapur Intercity Express
12079 / 12080 Hubli Bangalore City Jan Shatabdi Express
16591 / 16592 Hampi Express
17225 / 17226 Amaravati Express
17317 / 17318 Hubli–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
17319 / 17320 Hubli–Secunderabad Express

References

  1. R. P. Saxena (29 February 2012). "Indian Railway History Time line". IRSE. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

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