Yadgir railway station

Railway station in Yadgir, India

Yadgir railway station

Indian Railways station
General information
Location| Railway Station Rd, Yadgir, Yadgir district, Karnataka.
India
Coordinates| 16°44′32″N 77°07′45″E﻿ / ﻿16.7421°N 77.1292°E﻿ / 16.7421; 77.1292
Elevation| 633 m (2,077 ft)
Line(s)| Guntakal–Wadi
Platforms| 3
Tracks| 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type| Standard (on-ground station)
Parking| Available
Other information
Status| Functioning
Station code| YG
Zone(s) | South Central Railway,
Division(s) | Guntakal
History
Opened| 1871
Electrified| Yes

Location

Yadgir railway station

Location within Karnataka

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Yadgir railway station

Yadgir railway station (India)

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Yadgir railway station, (station code: YG) is an Indian Railways train station located in Yadgir in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Yadagiri area. It is located on the Guntakal–Wadi(Excl) line of in South Central Railway zone.[1][2]

## History

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Yadgir was on the two great railway systems of yesteryears – the Great Indian Peninsula Railway and Madras Railway. While the former started construction from Mumbai, the latter from Chennai. The two systems met at Raichur in 1871.[3][4]

## Structure and expansion

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Yadgir railway station has three platforms, each running to 650 meters in length, computerized reservation counter, waiting room, tea stall, parking, foot overbridge, and toilet facilities. Yadgir has connectivity with Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Latur, Aurangabad and Mumbai, Delhi.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Yadgir railway station teeming with people". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
2. ^ "South Central Railway to run 90 winter special trains". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
3. ^ Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). "IR History: Early Days – II". IFCA. Retrieved 3 December 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. ^ John Hurd, Ian J. Kerr, India's Railway History: A Research Handbook, page 177
5. ^ "cherlapalli-lingampalli-nagulapalli-rly-stations-to-be-developed-as-terminal-stations-". www.uniindia.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

Preceding station  |  Indian Railways | Following station

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Lingiri (LGRE)

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Guntakal–Wadi

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* Kempegowda International Airport halt
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* Nayandahalli
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* Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal
* Whitefield
* Yesvantpur Junction
* Yelahanka Junction

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Hubli|

* Almatti
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* Badami
* Basavana Bagewadi Road
* Belagavi
* Ballari Junction
* Bijapur
* Castle Rock
* Dharwad
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* Hubli Junction
* Indi road
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* Koppal
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* Mallapur
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* Anandapuram
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* Badanaguppe
* Chamarajanagar
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* Chikkamagaluru
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* Mysore Junction
* Nanjangud Town
* Narasambudhi
* Subrahmanya Road
* Sujathapuram
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SCRTooltip South Central Railway zone|

| Secunderabad|

* Bidar
* Chittapur
* Humnabad
* Seram/Sedam

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Guntakal|

* Raichur
* Yadgir

SRTooltip Southern Railway zone|

| Palakkad|

* Mangalore Central
* Mangalore Junction

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CRTooltip Central Railway zone|

| Solapur|

* Kalaburagi Junction
* Shahabad
* Wadi Junction

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KRTooltip Konkan Railway zone|

| Karwar|

* Ankola
* Asnoti
* Barkur
* Bhatkal
* Bijoor
* Mookambika Road Byndoor
* Chitrapur
* Gokarna Road
* Harwada
* Honnavar
* Innanje
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* Manki
* Mulki
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* Nandikoor
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* Udupi

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Namma
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Operational

* ■ Whitefield (Kadugodi)
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■ Madavara
* Silk Institute

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Under
construction

* ■ Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road
* Bommasandra
■ Nagawara
* Kalena Agrahara
■ Central Silk Board
* KIAL Terminals

Proposed

* ■ JP Nagar 4th Phase
* Kempapura
■ Hosahalli
* Kadabagere
■ Hebbala
* Sarjapura

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