Dharwad | |
Native Name: | Dharwar |
Type: | Express train, Passenger train, Commuter rail and Goods railway station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Railway station road, Malmaddi, Dharwad, Karnataka |
Coordinates: | 15.441°N 75.004°W |
Operator: | South Western Railway |
Line: | Dharwad–Hubli–Miraj lineline Chennai Central–Dharwad line Mysore–Dharwad line Guntakal–Dharwad |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 4 |
Elevation: | 7350NaN0 |
Tracks: | 8 |
Connections: | Hubli-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit System bus taxi stand auto stand |
Parking: | Available |
Bicycle: | Available |
Opened: | 1920 |
Closed: | No |
Rebuilt: | Yes completed in 2020 |
Electrified: | Yes |
Status: | Functioning |
Code: | DWR |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Zone: | South Western Railway zone |
Former: | Dharwar |
Passengers: | Minimum. 9127 passengers per day (as of 2016) |
Map Type: | India Dharwad#Karnataka#India |
Map Dot Label: | Dharwad railway station |
Map Size: | 300 |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map |
Dharwad railway station formerly known as Dharwar railway station (station code: DWR) is a major station under Hubli railway division of South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways situated in Dharwad, Karnataka. It is in top 10 station in South Western Railway (SWR).[1] It is one of the busiest railway station in the state.[2] The new railway station was completed and inaugurated in October 2022 by Railway Minister.[3]
Dharwad is well connected to Hubballi, Belgaum, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Gadag, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Solapur, Bellary, Davangere, Delhi, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Vijayawada, Mysore, Tirupati and Manmad by daily trains to Chennai, Howrah and Thiruvananthapuram.[4]
Dharwad railway station is part of Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section HDN-7A Doubling[5]