Dharwad railway station
Dharwad railway station formerly known as Dharwar railway station (station code: DWR) is a major station under Hubli railway division of South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways situated in Dharwad, 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] The new railway station was completed and inaugurated in October 2022 by Railway Minister.[3]
Dharwad Dharwar | |
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 Express train, Passenger train, Commuter rail and Goods railway station | |
  From top, Main entrance of Dharwad city railway station, Vertical garden | |
| General information | |
| Location | Railway station road, Malmaddi, Dharwad, Karnataka India |
| Coordinates | 15.441°N 75.004°E |
| Elevation | 735 m (2,411 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | South Western Railway |
| Line(s) | Dharwad–Hubli–Miraj lineline Chennai Central–Dharwad line Mysore–Dharwad line Guntakal–Dharwad |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 8 |
| Connections | Hubli-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit System bus taxi stand auto stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Available |
| Accessible |  |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | DWR |
| Fare zone | South Western Railway zone |
| History | |
| Opened | 2020 |
| Closed | No |
| Rebuilt | Yes completed in 2020 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Previous names | Dharwar |
| Passengers | |
| Minimum. 9127 passengers per day (as of 2016) | |
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| Location | |
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| Interactive map | |
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.[4]
Line
Dharwad railway station is part of Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section HDN-7A Doubling [5]
References
- "Dharwad Railway Station". Dharwadhubli.com. 10 April 2021.
- Jamkh, Gururaj (9 June 2018). "Dharwad railway station set for an upgrade". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- "Redeveloped rly. Yard, station in Hubballi-Dharwad inaugurated". The Hindu. 11 October 2022.
- R. Krishna Kumar (12 December 2015). "Proposals for new railway services to be submitted soon". The Hindu.
- BLUE PRINT ON HDN ROUTES
External links
- Dharwad railway station at the India Rail Info