Kalaburagi Junction railway station, formerly Gulbarga Junction railway station (Station code: KLBG) is located in Kalaburagi district in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Kalaburagi. It is identified as one of the A1 category Station in 2016.
Kalaburagi Junction Gulbarga Junction | |||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Station Road, Kalaburagi India | ||||
| Coordinates | 17°18′54″N 76°49′26″E / 17.315°N 76.824°E | ||||
| Elevation | 454 metres (1,490 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Central Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Solapur–Guntakal section of Mumbai–Chennai line ,Kalaburagi -Bidar Line ,Kalaburagi -Latur Line | ||||
| Platforms | 4 ( upgrading to 6 ) | ||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | KLBG | ||||
| Division(s) | Solapur | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1871 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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History
editThe Great Indian Peninsula Railway extended its Mumbai–Solapur line to Raichur in 1871 and worked on that line from 1865.[1][2]
Construction of the Kalaburagi–Bidar 110 km link has got completed and inaugurated by Prime minister Narendra Modi on 29 October 2017.[3][4]
The railway track in the Daund–Wadi sector is being doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.[5]
Line and location
editIndian Railways also has plans for extending the railway line from Kalaburagi to Latur via Aland, Umarga, Ausa to Latur which in turn will pave way for Gulbarga to have direct connectivity to Aurangabad, Latur, Nanded, Akola, Nagpur many other cities of Maharashtra which are located in neighbouring state of Maharashtra. There are also consideration to add new line from Kalaburagi to Vijaypura via Jewargi.
Electrification
editAs of 2013[update], electrification work in the 641 km Pune–Wadi–Guntakal sector have been initiated. As of December 2017, the Wadi to Kalaburagi section has been completed and charged with 25 kV AC. The CRS inspection is pending scheduling, but after a successful inspection this section will be thrown open to electric trains.[6]
Amenities
editKalaburagi railway station has a computerized reservation counter, public call office with subscribers’ trunk dialing facilities, waiting room, retiring rooms, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment stalls, light refreshment stall, tea stall, book stall, escalators on platforms 1 and 2–3 and 2 general and platform ticket counters opposite railway station entrance for passenger convenience.[7]
Station upgrades
editKalaburagi railway station is remodeled with the addition of a fourth platform, extension of the existing platforms and installation of two escalators. Addition of a dormitory and the addition of a new railway overbridge are yet to be completed. A new entrance facing the Tarafail area has also been constructed.[8]
References
edit- ^ Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). "IR History: Early Days – II". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sholapur District Gazetteer". Gazetteer department. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Railway bridge across Bennethora to be complete in two years". The Hindu. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Bidar-Gulbarga rail service". Infrastructure Today. January 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Doubling of track:Faster rail services by 2016". The New Indian Express. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Brief on Railway Electrification". Electrification Work in Progress. Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Gulbarga railway station". Make my trip. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Minister Kharge sanctions 17 new rail projects for Gulbarga". The Hindu. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
External links
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- Trains at Gulbarga
Gulbarga travel guide from Wikivoyage
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Following station | ||
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| Bablad towards ?
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Central Railway zone | Hirenandru towards ?
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