Dharwad railway station

Dharwad railway station (station code: DWR) is a major station under Hubli railway division of South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways situated in Dharwad constructed in the year of 1924, Karnataka. It is in top 10 station in South Western Railway (SWR).[1] It is one of the busiest railway station in the state.[2]

Dharwad

ಧಾರವಾಡ ರೈಲ್ವೆ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ
Express train, Passenger train, Commuter rail and Goods railway station
General information
LocationRailway station road, Malmaddi, Dharwad, Karnataka
India
Coordinates15.441°N 75.004°E / 15.441; 75.004
Elevation735 m (2,411 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Western Railway
Line(s)Dharwad–Hubli–Miraj lineline
Chennai Central–Dharwad line
Mysore–Dharwad line
Guntakal–Dharwad
Platforms4
Tracks8
ConnectionsHubli-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit System bus, taxi stand, auto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Disabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDWR
Fare zoneSouth Western Railway zone
History
Opened1920
ClosedNo
RebuiltYes completed in 2020
Electrifiedyes
Previous namesDharwar
Passengers
Minimum. 9127 passengers per day (as of 2016)
Services
Location
Dharwad railway station
Location in Karnataka

Services

Dharwad is well connected to Hubballi, Belgaum, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Gadag, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Solapur, Bellary, Davangere, Delhi, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Vijayawada, Mysore, Tirupati and Manmad by daily trains to Chennai, Howrah and Thiruvananthapuram.[3]

Line

Dharwad railway station is part of Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section HDN-7A Doubling [4]

See also

References

  1. "Dharwad Railway Station". Dharwadhubli.com.
  2. Jamkh, Gururaj (9 June 2018). "Dharwad railway station set for an upgrade". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. R. Krishna Kumar (12 December 2015). "Proposals for new railway services to be submitted soon". The Hindu.
  4. BLUE PRINT ON HDN ROUTES


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