Wadi Junction railway station

Wadi Junction
Indian Railways Station
General information
Location	Wadi, Karnataka India
Coordinates	17.0524°N 76.9919°E / 17.0524; 76.9919
Elevation	428.00 metres (1,404.20 ft)
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Solapur–Guntakal section Mahabubnagar-Munirabad railway line Gadag-Wadi railway line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	WADI
Zone(s)	Central Railways
Division(s)	Solapur
History
Electrified	Yes

Wadi Junction railway station (station code: WADI) is located in Kalaburagi district in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Wadi. It is a junction station where the Wadi–Secunderabad line meets the Mumbai–Chennai line. Wadi has 4 platforms.

History

The Great Indian Peninsula Railway extended its Mumbai–Solapur line to Raichur in 1871.[1][2]

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.[1]

Electrification

Electrification work is Done Pune–Wadi–Guntakal sector.[3] In Pune–Wadi–Guntakal sector from Bhigwan to wadi Jn. electrification is balance, from guntakal to Wadi Jn electrification is complete and traction change from diesel to electric and vice versa started occurring at wadi junction from 5 aug 2017 for konark & visakhapatnam LTT express. soon other train will also run with electric loco in coming time.

Wadi Junction – Platformboard

References

1. Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). "IR History: Early Days – II". IFCA. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
2. "Sholapur District Gazetteer". Gazetteer department. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
3. "Brief on Railway Electrification". Electrification Work in Progress. Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

External links

• Trains at Wadi