Hubballi Junction railway station
Hubballi Junction, officially Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Junction, or simply Hubli Junction (Station code: UBL), is a railway junction station under Hubballi 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 1,507 metres, making it the longest railway platform in the world as of March 2023.
Hubballi Junction Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji – Hubballi Junction | |
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Entrance of the station | |
General information | |
Other names | Hubli Junction / SSS Hubballi |
Location | Near Railway Colony, NH 63, Hubli–580 020. Karnataka India |
Coordinates | 15.3500°N 75.1491°E |
Elevation | 626.97 metres (2,057.0 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | South Western Railways |
Line(s) | Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line |
Platforms | 8 |
Tracks | 12 |
Connections | Auto stand, HD BRTS, CBT Hubballi |
Construction | |
Parking | Yes |
Bicycle facilities | Yes |
Accessible | Available |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | UBL |
Zone(s) | South Western Railway zone |
Division(s) | Hubballi |
History | |
Opened | 1886 |
Electrified | Yes |
Location | |
SSS Hubballi Junction Location within Karnataka | |
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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.