Hotgi Junction railway station

Hotgi Junction(Solapur)
Light rail & Regional rail
Location Near Railway Rest House, Hotgi-413215. Maharashtra
India
Coordinates 17°33′55″N 75°59′23″E / 17.5652°N 75.9896°E / 17.5652; 75.9896Coordinates: 17°33′55″N 75°59′23″E / 17.5652°N 75.9896°E / 17.5652; 75.9896
Elevation 473 metres (1,552 ft)
Owned by Indian railways
Operated by Central Railway zone
Platforms 3
Tracks 3
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Station code HG
Zone(s) Central Railway zone
Division(s) Solapur Railway Division
Fare zone Indian railways
History
Opened 1884 (1884)

Hotgi Junction railway station (Station code: HG) is an railway junction station under Solapur Railway Division of Central Railway zone of Indian Railways located at Hotgi, suburb of Solapur.

Established

The Hotgi railway station was opened in 1884, when the Southern Mahratta Railway started to build meter gauge railway line between Hotgi and Gadag in 1882, which was completed in the year 1884.[1][2]

Services

It connects to Solapur Junction on north-west direction, Gulburga and Wadi Junction on South-East direction, Bijapur and Gadag Junction on south direction.

Lines

The Hotgi-Gadag railway line was metre gauge and converted to broad gauge in stages. The conversion was finally completed in December 2008. Now Hotgi is connected to Hubli and Hospet by direct trains. Bangalore-Solapur train now runs via Bijapur and Hotgi.

References

  1. "Southern Mahratta Railway". Fibiwiki. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. Places - Hotgi. Gazetteer Department, Government of Maharashtra (Sholapur District) (2006 ed.). Mumbai. 1884. Retrieved 30 June 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Editors list (help)

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