Bidar railway station
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LocationState Highway 15, Bidar, Karnataka
India
India
Elevation673 metres (2,208 ft)
System
Indian Railway Station
Indian Railway StationBidar | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | State Highway 15, Bidar, Karnataka India | ||||
| Coordinates | 17°54′42″N 77°30′55″E / 17.911788°N 77.515281°E | ||||
| Elevation | 673 metres (2,208 ft) | ||||
| System | Indian Railway Station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | South Central Railway | ||||
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| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | BIDR | ||||
| Division(s) | Secunderabad | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1932 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Bidar railway station (Station code: BIDR) is located in Bidar district in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Bidar.
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway extended its Mumbai–Solapur line to Raichur in 1871. The Wadi–Secunderabad line was built in 1874.[1] The Vikrabad–Bidar 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line was opened in 1932.[2]
Construction of the 110-km Gulbarga–Bidar link was completed and inaugurated by Prime minister Narendra Modi on 29 October 2017.[3][4]
