Structure type Standard on ground Elevation 406 m Phone 088673 25600 Platforms in use 3 | Parking Yes Opened 1871 | |
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Line(s) Solapur-Guntakal section of Mumbai-Chennai line, Gadwal-Raichur line Similar Bidar railway station, Wadi Junction railway st, Gulbarga railway station, Guntakal Junction railway st, Arsikere Junction railway st | ||
Raichur railway station is located in Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Raichur and the surrounding industrially efflorescent area. The station has three platforms.
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History
Raichur was the meeting point of 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.
The 58 km long Raichur-Gadwal railway track was opened in 2013. Gadwal is on the Dhone-Kacheguda line.
Classification
Raichur is classified as an A–category station in the Guntakal railway division.
Electrification
Electrification work in the 641km Pune-Wadi-Guntakal sector have been initiated but is yet to get going.
References
Raichur railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA