Chittapur railway station
Chittapur railway station | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Railway Station Rd, Chitapur, Kalaburagi District, Karnataka. India | ||||
| Coordinates | 17°07′11″N 77°05′26″E / 17.1197°N 77.0905°E | ||||
| Elevation | 633 m (2,077 ft) | ||||
| Line(s) | Begumpet–Wadi | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | CT | ||||
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway, | ||||
| Division(s) | Secunderabad | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Chittapur railway station, (station code:CT) is an Indian Railways train station located in Chitapur, Kalaburagi in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Chitapur area. It is located on the Begumpet–Wadi line of Secunderabad railway division in South Central Railway zone.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]The Wadi–Secunderabad line was built in 1874 with financing by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It later became part of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway[4]
Structure and expansion
[edit]Chittapur railway station has two platforms and four tracks each running to 650 meters in length, computerized reservation counter, waiting room, light refreshment stall and tea stall, parking, foot overbridge, waiting room, and toilet facilities.[5][6] Chittapur has connectivity with Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Sainagar Shirdi, Latur, Aurangabad and Mumbai.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gulbarga-Hyderabad Inter-city Express resumes service". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "New rail division in Gulbarga: hopes pinned". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Platform Ticket Rates at Kottayam And Chengannur Railway Stations Revised Temporarily". www.apnnews.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Station an epitome of Nizam's ambition". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "SCR to implement anti-collision system". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "South Central Railway to run 90 winter special trains". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Katra Express to stop at Chittapur from October 1". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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Following station | ||
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| Malkhaid Road (MQR) towards ?
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South Central Railway zone | Sulehalli (SUH) towards ?
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