Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Junction railway station

Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Junction Railway Station (Station code: UBL), is a railway junction station under Hubballi railway division of South Western Railway zone (SWR) of Indian Railways situated in Hubballi, Karnataka, India. The platform number 1 of Hubballi Junction has a length of 1,507 metres, making it the longest railway platform in the world as of March 2023^[update].^[1]

Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Junction
Entrance of the station
General information
Other names	Hubballi Junction / SSS Hubballi
Location	Near Railway Colony, NH 63, Hubli–580 020. Karnataka India
Coordinates	15.3500°N 75.1491°E / 15.3500; 75.1491
Elevation	626.97 metres (2,057.0 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Western Railways
Line(s)	Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section KSR Bengaluru–Arsikere–Hubballi line
Platforms	8
Tracks	12
Connections	Auto stand, HD BRTS, CBT Hubballi
Construction
Structure type	standard on ground
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; 139 years ago (1886)
Electrified	Yes
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.

Description

Hubli Junction station during redevelopment

Hubli Junction is center place for transportation of public and commercial in Karnataka by connecting northwest to Mumbai (460 kilometres (290 mi)), west to Goa (160 kilometres (99 mi)), South to Bengaluru (410 kilometres (250 mi)) and east to Hyderabad (450 kilometres (280 mi)) with heavy mass transportation.

It is the busiest railway station in Karnataka after Bengaluru City. The Hubli division situated in Hubli city connects Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Goa and more.^{[citation needed]}

Commercial goods such as manganese are the main source of income, with public transport being secondary. Currently, Hubli Junction is undergoing remodeling work on platform number 1.

The Hubballi Junction (under Hubballi Division) has Goods Shed, Diesel Loco Shed, Carriage Repair Workshop, Train Yard, and many more of Railways. The station was opened in the late 19th century i.e 1886-87 by the British Company; currently is one of the oldest railway stations in the state. It was an important station for both passengers as well as goods from the old era itself. It has major importance in the South Western Railway jurisdiction. It has connection to almost every part of India, Bengaluru, Chennai, Trivandrum, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, New Delhi, Varanasi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Madgaon-Vasco-Goa and many more. The station is the second busiest in the zone after Bengaluru.

An old picture of Hubli Railway Station

Lines

The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway opened the 130.02 kilometres (80.79 mi) Hubli–Harihar rail line on 18 October 1886. And Hubli–Londa, Hospet–Hubli and Chikjajur–Hubli (part of 469 kilometres (291 mi) Bangalore–Hubli) rail lines were converted during 1995.^[2]

Diesel Loco Shed, Hubballi

Diesel Loco Shed, Hubballi which is under South Western Railways (SWR), currently homes EMD locomotives of Class WDP-4, WDP-4D, WDG-4, WDG-4D and class WAP-7 and WAG-9 electric locomotives.

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity
1.	WDP-4/4D	4000/4500	31
2.	WDG-4/4D	4000/4500	156
3.	WAP-7	6350	15
4.	WAG-9	6120	105
Total Locomotives Active as of February 2025			308