Chittapur railway station

Chittapur railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Railway Station Rd, Chitapur, Kalaburagi District, Karnataka. India
Coordinates	17°07′11″N 77°05′26″E
Elevation	633 m (2,077 ft)
Line(s)	Begumpet–Wadi
Platforms	2
Tracks	4 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	CT
Zone(s)	South Central Railway,
Division(s)	Secunderabad
History
Electrified	Yes
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Chittapur railway station, (station code:CT) is an Indian Railways train station located in Chitapur, Kalaburagi in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Chitapur area. It is located on the Begumpet–Wadi line of Secunderabad railway division in South Central Railway zone.[1][2][3]

History

The Wadi–Secunderabad line was built in 1874 with financing by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It later became part of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway[4]

Structure and expansion

Chittapur railway station has two platforms and four tracks each running to 650 meters in length, computerized reservation counter, waiting room, light refreshment stall and tea stall, parking, foot overbridge, waiting room, and toilet facilities.[5][6] Chittapur has connectivity with Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Sainagar Shirdi, Latur, Aurangabad and Mumbai.[7]

References

1. "Gulbarga-Hyderabad Inter-city Express resumes service". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
2. "New rail division in Gulbarga: hopes pinned". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
3. "Platform Ticket Rates at Kottayam And Chengannur Railway Stations Revised Temporarily". www.apnnews.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
4. "Station an epitome of Nizam's ambition". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
5. "SCR to implement anti-collision system". telanganatoday.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
6. "South Central Railway to run 90 winter special trains". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
7. "Katra Express to stop at Chittapur from October 1". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Malkhaid Road (MQR) towards ?		South Central Railway zone Begumpet–Wadi		Sulehalli (SUH) towards ?