Yadgir railway station

Yadgir railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationRailway Station Rd, Yadgir, Yadgir district, Karnataka.
India
Coordinates16°44′32″N 77°07′45″E / 16.7421°N 77.1292°E / 16.7421; 77.1292
Elevation633 m (2,077 ft)
Line(s)Guntakal–Wadi
Platforms3
Tracks5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeYG
Zone(s) South Central Railway,
Division(s) Guntakal
History
Opened1871
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Yadgir railway station is located in Karnataka
Yadgir railway station
Yadgir railway station
Location within Karnataka
Yadgir railway station is located in India
Yadgir railway station
Yadgir railway station
Yadgir railway station (India)

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

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

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

  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
Lingiri (LGRE)
towards ?
South Central Railway zone Thangundi (TGDE)
towards ?


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