Hoodi Halt railway station explained

Hoodi Halt
Name Lang:en
Native Name:
Hūḍi Nilugaḍe
Hudee Padaav
Native Name Lang:kn & hi
Style:Indian Railways
Type: Indian Railways station
Country:India
Coordinates:12.9922°N 77.7159°W
Owned:Indian Railways
Line:Chennai Central–Bangalore City line
Platform:2
Connections:Bus,Taxi
Structure:At Grade
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Code:HDIH
Zone:South Western
Opened:2016
Electrified:Yes

Hoodi Halt railway station (station code: HDIH) is an Indian Railways station located in Hoodi, Bangalore, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is about from the Bangalore City railway station and serves Hoodi, Whitefield and the International Tech Park area.[1]

Demand

There was a sustained demand for stop at Hoodi from 2013 by commuters in the Whitefield area, who campaigned through public forums and social media.[2]

A footbridge was constructed in April 2019.

Structure and expansion

Hoodi Halt has two platforms, each long, shelters, lighting, benches and a booking office.[3]

Station Layout

GNorth Entrance Street levelExit/Entrance & ticket counter
PFOB, Side platform | P2 Doors will open on the left (Used for MEMUs and Express trains)|-| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Platform 2| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards → Jolarpettai Junction / MGR Chennai Central next station is Whitefield|-| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Platform 1| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Towards ← KSR Bengaluru next station is Krishnarajapuram|-| colspan="2" align="center" width="100" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |FOB, Side platform | P1 Doors will open on the left (Used for MEMUs and Express trains)
GSouth Entrance Street levelExit/Entrance & ticket counter

Timetable: towards Bangarpet

Train no.FromToArriveDepartDays of service
66546K S R BengaluruMarikuppam07:3907:40Daily
06594BaiyyappanahalliWhitefield08:3608:37Except Sunday
66542K S R BengaluruWhitefield09:2309:24Except Sunday
56262K S R BengaluruArakkonam09:4909:50Daily
66530K S R BengaluruBangarpet10:2810:29Except Sunday
76507Bengaluru CanttBangarpet12:0412:05Except Sunday
66544K S R BengaluruKuppam12:1912:20Except Sunday
66511K S R BengaluruMarikuppam12:5112:52Except Sunday
66532K S R BengaluruMarikuppam15:1615:17Except Sunday
06568BaiyyappanahalliWhitefield16:5616:57Except Sunday
66515BaiyyappanahalliMarikuppam17:3917:40Except Sunday
76505Bengaluru CanttKolar18:1818:19Except Sunday
56508K S R BengaluruMarikuppam18:4018:41Daily
66534BaiyyappanahalliKuppam19:4319:44Except Sunday

Timetable: towards K S R Bengaluru

Train no.FromToArriveDepartDays of service
56507MarikuppamK S R Bengaluru08:0408:05Daily
66529KuppamK S R Bengaluru08:2508:26Except Sunday
76506KolarBengaluru Cantt08:5808:59Except Sunday
06567WhitefieldBaiyyappanahalli09:0609:07Except Sunday
66541WhitefieldK S R Bengaluru10:3610:37Except Sunday
66531BangarpetK S R Bengaluru13:3413:35Except Sunday
66545MarikuppamK S R Bengaluru15:2915:30Daily
66543KuppamK S R Bengaluru16:0816:09Except Sunday
76508BangarpetK S R Bengaluru16:3716:38Except Sunday
66514MarikuppamBaiyyappanahalli16:4716:48Except Sunday
56261ArakkonamK S R Bengaluru17:4417:45Daily
06593WhitefieldBaiyyappanahalli18:2118:22Except Sunday
66533MarikuppamBaiyyappanahalli18:3418:35Except Sunday

Line

Hoodi Halt station is on the Bangalore–Chennai main line. The railway station is located between Krishnarajapuram railway station and Whitefield railway station.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. News: Trains now stop at Hoodi railway station but feeder buses missing. Naveen Menezes. 24 April 2018. The Economic Times.
    - News: ಹೂಡಿ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಕಾರ್ಯಾರಂಭ. 24 April 2018. Prajavani.
  2. News: Halt! It's a local train. Deccan Herald. 11 December 2016 . Rasheed . Kappan . 24 April 2018.
    - News: ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆ. 24 April 2018. Vijay Karnataka. kn.
  3. News: Bengaluru suburban train passengers rue lack of bus connectivity. 24 April 2018. New Indian Express.