The Hubballi railway station will have the world’s longest platform within one year when th platform of 1508 meter length and 10-metre width. Presently, Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh has the longest platform Uttar Pradesh has the longest platform in the world at 1,366 meters.
The Hubballi yard has five platforms, and trains can be dispatched in one direction only at the same time. The Hubballi yard is being remodeled to increase the number of platforms from the existing 5 to 8. This work is being done as part of the Hubballi-Bengaluru line doubling project. A third entrance is coming up for the station too. The cost of the works is Rs 90 crore for yard remodeling, signaling, electrical, building work and other works. Work on the project has began and will be completed in the next one year.
