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Hassan-Bengaluru section
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleKarnataka
Termini
  • Hassan
  • Chikbanavara near Bengaluru
Service
Operator(s)South Western Railway
History
Opened2017
Technical
Track length166 km (103 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Route map

Legend
km
Up arrow
to Mangalore Junction
0.0
 Hassan Junction
Bus interchangeParking
 Right arrow
to Arsikere Junction
3.9
Right arrow
to Mysore Junction
8.6
 Channarayapatna
12.2
 Shravanabelagola
MYSTooltip Mysore railway division limits Up arrow
SBCTooltip Bangalore railway division limits Down arrow
14.1
 B.G.Nagar
14.9
 Adichunchanagiri
15.5
 Yediyuru
19.5
 Kunigal
23.5
 Solapur
28.6
 Nalamangala
37.4
 Chikbanavara
Right arrow
to Yesvantpur Junction
 Down arrow
to Bangalore Cantonment

Hassan-Bengaluru section belongs to Bangalore division of South Western Railway Zone.

History

The rail line from Hassan to Bangalore via Shravanabelagola, Kunigal, Nelamangala was announced in Railway Budget 1996. Later the work was started in the year 1998.[1] There are two sections in this line. One is from Hassan to Shravanabelagola and the second one is from Shravanabelagola to Nelamangala and Bangalure.[2]

Inaugural

A goods trial run was completed by 7 January 2006.[3] The line was opened to traffic by 31 January 2006.[1] Special trains were introduced on this line during Mahamastakabhisheka festival in 2006.[4]

Stations on this Line

  • Channarayapatna
    Channarayapatna
  • Hirisave
    Hirisave
  • Shravanabelagola
    Shravanabelagola
  • Kunigal
    Kunigal
  • Bellur Cross
    Bellur Cross
  • Adichunchanagiri
    Adichunchanagiri

References

  1. ^ a b "Train service may start ahead of Mastakabhisheka". The Hindu. 27 January 2006.
  2. ^ "Bengaluru–Hassan broad gauge line may open next month". The Times of India. 24 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Trial run on rail line between Hassan and Shravanabelagola". The Hindu. 7 January 2006.
  4. ^ "Special trains to Shravanabelagola from Tuesday". The Hindu. 5 February 2006.
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