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
Entrance of the station
General information
Other namesHubli Junction / SSS Hubballi
LocationNear Railway Colony, NH 63, Hubli–580 020. Karnataka
 India
Coordinates15.3500°N 75.1491°E / 15.3500; 75.1491
Elevation626.97 metres (2,057.0 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Western Railways
Line(s)Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section
Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line
Platforms8
Tracks12
ConnectionsAuto stand, HD BRTS, CBT Hubballi
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Accessible Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeUBL
Zone(s) South Western Railway zone
Division(s) Hubballi
History
Opened1886 (1886)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
SSS Hubballi Junction
Location within Karnataka
Interactive map

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.

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