Sakleshpur | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Railway Station Rd, Sakleshpur, Hassan district, Karnataka |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 121m (397feet) |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | South Western Railway |
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
Line: | Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line |
Platform: | 3 |
Opened: | 1979[1] |
Closed: | 1996 (for gauge conversion) |
Rebuilt: | 2005 |
Zone: | South Western Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Electrified: | Yes |
Map State: | collapsed |
Map Type: | India Karnataka#India |
Map Dot Label: | Sakleshpur station |
Map Size: | 300 |
Sakleshpur railway station (Station Code:SKLR) is a railway station located in Hassan district, Karnataka state, India. It serves Sakleshpur town and nearby villages. Sakleshpura railway station is on Mangaluru to Hassan railway line.[2] [3] Sakleshpur railway station comes under jurisdiction Mysuru division of South Western Railway zone(SWR) of Indian Railways.[4] The gauge conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge railway track from Hassan to Mangalore was financed by Hassan Mangalore Railway Development Company (HMRDC) a joint venture of Karnataka state government and Indian railways.[5]