Hubli Junction railway station

Hubballi Junction
Hubballi Junction; ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್
	Entrance of the station
Location	Near Railway Colony, NH 63, Hubballi–580 020. Karnataka; India
Coordinates	15.3500°N 75.1491°E
Elevation	626.970 metres (2,056.99 ft)
Owned by	Indian railways
Operated by	South Western Railway zone
Line(s)	Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section; Bengaluru–Arsikere–Hubballi line
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
Electrified	Electrification under construction

Hubballi Junction (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.

Description

Hubballi 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 Bengaluru (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 Bengaluru City. The hubballi division situated in Hubballi city, connects Bengaluru, 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]

References

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

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