Ballari Junction railway station

15°08′44″N 76°55′25″E / 15.1455°N 76.9235°E / 15.1455; 76.9235Elevation387 metres (1,270 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Western RailwayLine(s)Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section, Ballari–Chikjajur linePlatforms4Tracks6ConnectionsAuto stand, City Bus StandConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBAY Zone(s) South Western Railway Division(s) HubliHistoryOpened1896, 151 years agoElectrifiedYes

Ballari Junction railway station, formerly Bellary Junction railway station (station code: BAY) is a main railway station in Ballari district, Karnataka. It serves Ballari. This is one of the oldest railway stations in India, and possibly the second in karnataka, built by the British Raj more than 150 years ago. The foundation stone for Ballari Junction was laid in 1869. Mahatma Gandhi visited Ballari and spent about eight hours at the railway station here on 1 October 1921.^[1][2]

Previously, the Ballari was part of Southern Mahratta Railway on Hubballi–Guntakal rail line.^[3] station consists of four platforms for its junction for three routes going towards Rayadurgam, Guntakal and Hosapete.

Major trains

Some of the important trains that run from Ballari Junction are:

• Amaravati Express
• Hampi Express
• Kacheguda–Hubballi Prasanti Nilayam Express
• Hubballi–Chennai express (via Bellary)
• Hyderabad–CSMT Kolhapur Express
• Mysuru–Sainagar Shirdi Weekly Express
• Kacheguda–Vasco Da Gama Express
• Ajmer–Bengaluru City Garib Nawaz Express
• Haripriya Express
• Bhagat Ki Kothi–Bengaluru City Express (Via Bellari)
• Hubballi–Vijayawada Express
• Tirupati–Hubballi Intercity Passenger
• Bengaluru City–Hosapete Passenger
• Ballari–Dharwad Passenger
• Shivamogga-Chennai Special Express (Via Ballari)
• Yesvantpur-Nizamuddin Sampark Kranti Express

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