Gadag Junction railway station
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Gadag Junction | |||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | State Highway 6, Gadag, Karnataka India | ||||
| Coordinates | 15°26′12″N 75°38′32″E / 15.4366°N 75.6423°E | ||||
| Elevation | 654 metres (2,146 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | South Western Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Gadag–Hotgi line Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section HDN-7A Gadag–Yalvigi line Gadag–Wadi Junction line | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 9 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||
| Accessible |  | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | GDG | ||||
| Zone(s) | South Western Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Hubli | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1882 | ||||
| Electrified | Double electric-line | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2 to 5 million passengers per year[1] | |||||
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Gadag Junction railway station (station code: GDG) is a NSG-4 Category railway station under South Western Railway in Gadag district, Karnataka. It serves Gadag-Betageri. The station consists of three platforms. The station lies on Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section HDN-7A[2] and also connects the Gadag–Hotgi railway line. The Gadag–Hotgi railway line was converted from metre gauge to broad gauge in December 2008.
Amenities at Gadag railway station include escalators at PF-1 & PF2, elevators at PF-1 & PF2, coach positioning display, computerized reservation office, waiting room, retiring room, free Wi-Fi facility,[3] vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshments, and book stall.[4][5]
It is a "B" Category ISO 14001 2015 for Environmental Management System certified station on 10.02.2020.
In 1881 the Bombay Eastern Deccan Railway was under construction with William Michell the Engineer-in-Charge. This line immediately upon opening became the Bijapur branch of the Southern Mahratta Railway.
The Southern Mahratta Railway (SMR) was founded in 1882 to construct a metre gauge (MG) railway between Hotgi and Gadag (opened to traffic in 1884), one of the "famine lines" set up with a guarantee. In the same year (1882), it was contracted by the Indian State of Mysore to work the several metre-gauge lines that the Mysore State had built or was in the course of construction.
In 1888, a line was extended from Londa towards the Portuguese colony of Goa where it connected with the Marmagao line at Castle Rock. (From 1902 this line was leased as the West of India Portuguese Railway). By 1890, this line extended from Londa eastwards via Guntakal to Bezwada, and northwards to Poona, turning the SMR from an assortment of branches to a real railway network. In 1908, the SMR merged with the Madras Railway (MR) to form the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (M&SMR).[6]
New lines
Proposed new line between Gadag Junction and Yalvigi
In August 2017, the Ministry of Railways sanctioned 56 km of rail line between Gadag Junction and Yalvigi. The final location survey for the new line between Gadag - Yelvigi (58 km) is in progress. As per SWR website the route alignment of the new line will be from Gadag-Binkadkatti (existing double line) towards Binkadakatti to Yalavigi via Harti (Gadag district), Shirahatti & Lakshmeshwara.[7] Karnataka State Government has to start Land Acquisition Process after Final Location Survey Completion.[8]
Proposed new line between Gadag Junction and Wadi Junction
In 2013–14, the Ministry of Railways sanctioned 252 km of rail line between Gadag Junction and Wadi Junction.[9]
RET survey for new line (updating) between Gadag Junction to Harapanahalli (93 km)
The physical survey is completed and a report is under preparation.[10]
Reconnaissance engineering cum traffic survey between Gadag Junction and Krishna (216 km)
There was a survey for conducting reconnaissance engineering cum traffic survey for new line between Gadag to Krishnar via Kotumachagi, Naregal, Gajendragarh, Hanumapur, Ilkal and Lingasugur (216 km).[11]