Kalaburagi Junction railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Karnataka, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kalaburagi Junction
| native_name =
Gulbarga Junction
| type = 30px Indian Railways station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = Station Road, Kalaburagi
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|17.315|N|76.824|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
| elevation = {{convert|454|m|ft}}
| line = Solapur–Guntakal section of Mumbai–Chennai line ,Kalaburagi -Bidar Line ,Kalaburagi -Latur Line
| other =
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 4 ( upgrading to 6 )
| tracks = 8
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = No
| opened = 1871
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KLBG
| division = Solapur
}}
| owned = Indian Railways
| operator = Central Railway
| status = Functioning
| former =
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| map_type = India#India Karnataka
| map_dot_label = Kalaburagi Railway station
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Location in Karnataka
}}
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.
History
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway extended its Mumbai–Solapur line to Raichur in 1871 and worked on that line from 1865.{{cite web | url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | title = IR History: Early Days – II | last = Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date= 3 December 2013}}{{cite web | url=http://solapur.gov.in/htmldocs/1977/comm_railways.html |title= Sholapur District Gazetteer | publisher=Gazetteer department | access-date= 9 December 2013}}
Construction of the Kalaburagi–Bidar 110 km link has got completed and inaugurated by Prime minister Narendra Modi on 29 October 2017.{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/railway-bridge-across-bennethora-to-be-complete-in-two-years/article4947390.ece|title = Railway bridge across Bennethora to be complete in two years |work=The Hindu|date=24 July 2013| access-date = 9 December 2013}}{{cite web | url =http://www.infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=5u7GH+mdQ0sgr6I2G1IWDQ== | title =Bidar-Gulbarga rail service | work =Infrastructure Today | date =January 2012 | access-date =9 December 2013 | archive-date =1 July 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150701184616/http://www.infrastructuretoday.co.in/News.aspx?nId=5u7GH+mdQ0sgr6I2G1IWDQ== | url-status =dead }}
The railway track in the Daund–Wadi sector is being doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.{{cite web| url = http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article239335.ece?service=print | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131213013749/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article239335.ece?service=print | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 December 2013 |title = Doubling of track:Faster rail services by 2016| work= The New Indian Express|date=4 November 2011| access-date = 9 December 2013}}
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.
There are also consideration to add new line from Kalaburagi to Vijaypura via Jewargi.
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.{{cite web| url =http://www.core.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,294,302,532 |title = Brief on Railway Electrification |work=Electrification Work in Progress | publisher= Central Organisation for Railway Electrification | access-date = 9 December 2013}}
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.{{cite web| url = http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/gulbarga-gr-railway-station.html |title = Gulbarga railway station| publisher= Make my trip | access-date = 9 December 2013 }}
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.{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/minister-kharge-sanctions-17-new-rail-projects-for-gulbarga/article4907434.ece| title=Minister Kharge sanctions 17 new rail projects for Gulbarga| newspaper=The Hindu| date=12 July 2013| access-date=9 December 2013 }}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Kalaburagi Junction railway station}}
- [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/gulbarga-gr/146 Trains at Gulbarga]
- {{Wikivoyage inline|Gulbarga}}
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{{Railway stations in Karnataka}}
Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1871
Category:Railway stations in Kalaburagi district
Category:Railway junction stations in Karnataka