Gulbarga railway station

Gulbarga ಗುಲ್ಬರ್ಗ गुलबर्गा
Indian Railway Station
Location	Station Road, Gulbarga India
Coordinates	17°18′54″N 76°49′26″E / 17.315°N 76.824°ECoordinates: 17°18′54″N 76°49′26″E / 17.315°N 76.824°E
Elevation	454.000 metres (1,489.501 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railway
Line(s)	Solapur-Guntakal section of Mumbai-Chennai line
Platforms	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	GR
Division(s)	Solapur
History
Opened	1871
Location
Gulbarga railway station Location in Karnataka

Gulbarga railway station is located in Gulbarga district in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Gulbarga. The town is also known as Kalaburagi. It is identified as one of the A1 category Station in 2015.

Gulbarga railway station

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 Kalaburgi-Bidar link is progressing. It is expected to be operational by the end of 2015.^[3][4]

The railway track in the Daund-Wadi sector is being doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.^[5]

Electrification

As of 2013, electrification work in the 641 km Pune-Wadi-Guntakal sector have been initiated but is yet to get going.^[6]

Amenities

Kalaburgi 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

Gulbarga 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". IFCA. 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.

External links

• Trains at Gulbarga
• Gulbarga travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Bablad		Central Railway zone Solapur-Guntakal section		Hirenandru