Koppal railway station

15°21′14″N 76°07′57″E / 15.3539903°N 76.1323717°E / 15.3539903; 76.1323717Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Western RailwayLine(s)Guntakal–Vasco da Gama sectionPlatforms3Tracks6ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingNoBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeGIN Zone(s) South Western Railway Division(s) HubliHistoryElectrifiedDouble Line Electrified

Location
Koppal railway station Location within Karnataka

Koppal railway station (station code: KBL) is an NSG-5 Category Station under the Hubli railway division of the South Western Railway, located in Koppal district, Karnataka, India. The station has three platforms that primarily cater to Koppal Town and nearby villages.

Developments

In 2012, a proposal was put forth to construct a new BG railway line covering a distance of 125 km from Almatti to Koppal, via Kudulsangama, Hungund, Ilkal, and Kushtagi. The project's estimated cost was 904.05 Cr, with a return on investment of +12.01% for the Ministry of Railways. However, in 2016, the Ministry of Railways abandoned the proposal, citing the need for infrastructural improvements and the doubling of the Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag railway line to handle the coal supply traffic to the Kudgi Super Thermal Power Plant.^[1]

Major trains

Trains that run through/from Koppal are:^[2]

• Hampi Express
• Amaravati Express
• Haripriya Express
• Hubballi–Karatagi Unreserved Express
• Karatagi-Hubballi Unreserved Express
• Hubballi–Karatagi Special Express
• Karatagi-Hubballi Special Express
• Yesvantpur–Karatagi Express
• Karatagi-Yesvantpur Express
• Hubballi-Tirupati Special fare Express
• Tirupati-Hubballi Special fare Express
• Hubballi–Hosapete DEMU Passenger
• Hosapete-Hubballi DEMU Passenger
• Hubballi–Guntakal Passenger
• Guntakal–Hubballi Passenger
• Belagavi–Secunderabad Daily Special Fare Exp
• Vijaypura–Yesvantpur Daily Special Fare Exp
• YPR-NZM Karnataka Sampark kranti 5 days a week Exp Via Ballari
• Vasco–Hyderabad/Tirupati Weekly Exp
• Jodhpur–KSR Bengaluru Weekly Exp
• Ajmer–KSR Bengaluru Weekly Exp
• Sainagar Shirdi–Mysuru Weekly Exp
• Vasco–Shalimar Amaravati Quarterly Exp
• Vasco–Jasidih Weekly Exp
• Hubballi-MGR Chennai Central Bi-Weekly Express

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