Kalaburagi Junction railway station

Kalaburagi Junction Railway station (Station code: KLBG) is located in Kalaburagi district in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Kalaburagi. The city was previously known as Gulbarga. It is identified as one of the A1 category Station in 2016

Gulbarga railway station

Kalaburagi Junction railway station
Indian Railways station
LocationStation Road, Kalaburagi
India
Coordinates17°18′54″N 76°49′26″E
Elevation454.000 metres (1,489.501 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railway
Line(s)Solapur–Guntakal section of Mumbai–Chennai line
Platforms4
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKLBG
Division(s) Solapur
History
Opened1871
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesGulbarga Railway Station
Location
Kalaburagi Railway station
Location in Karnataka
Kalaburagi Railway station
Kalaburagi Railway station (Karnataka)

History

The 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

Indian 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.

Electrification

As of 2013, 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

Kalaburagi 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

Kalaburagi 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
  1. Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). "IR History: Early Days – II". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. "Sholapur District Gazetteer". Gazetteer department. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. "Railway bridge across Bennethora to be complete in two years". The Hindu. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. "Bidar-Gulbarga rail service". Infrastructure Today. January 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. "Doubling of track:Faster rail services by 2016". The New Indian Express. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  6. "Brief on Railway Electrification". Electrification Work in Progress. Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  7. "Gulbarga railway station". Make my trip. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  8. "Minister Kharge sanctions 17 new rail projects for Gulbarga". The Hindu. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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