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Raichur Junction
Indian Railways junction station
Raichur Junction Railway station Board
General information
Location	Azad Nagar, Raichur, Karnataka India
Coordinates	16°11′37″N 77°20′22″E / 16.1935°N 77.3394°E / 16.1935; 77.3394
Elevation	406 metres (1,332 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Central Railway
Line(s)	Solapur-Guntakal Section Gadwal–Raichur line Mahabubnagar-Munirabad line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Connections	Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Tirupati, Hyderabad, Pune, Solapur, Mysore, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Vasco da Gama, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Rajkot, Coimbatore, Kanniyakumari, Hubbli, Belagavi, Kalaburgi, Jammu Tawi, Hassan
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	RC
Zone(s)	South Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Guntakal
History
Opened	1871
Electrified	Yes
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Raichur Junction railway station, also known as Raichuru Junction railway station (station code:RC), is located in Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Raichur and the surrounding industrially efflorescent area. The station has three platforms.

History

Raichur was the meeting point of two great railway systems of yesteryears – the Great Indian Peninsula Railway and Madras Railway. While the former started construction from Mumbai, the latter from Chennai. The two systems met at Raichur in 1871.

The 58 km long Raichur–Gadwal railway track was opened in 2013. Gadwal is on the Dhone–Kacheguda line.

It is the fourth busiest railway station in Karnataka after Bangalore City Junction, Yesvantpur Junction and Hubbali Junction.

New line is constructing from Ginegera (Koppala district) to Mahaboob Nagar via Gangavathi, Sindhanoor, Manvi and Raichur. First phase Ginigera to Raichur estimated to complete in 2022. Completion of this line will make Raichur a large junction with access to Goa, coastal central and southern Karnataka. The distance between Hyderabad and Mangalore will reduce drastically.

Classification

Raichur is classified as an A–category station in the Guntakal railway division.

Electrification

Electrification work in the 641 km Pune–Wadi–Guntakal sector have been completed from Guntakal Junction to Kalaburgi Junction (GULBARGA) and other part of the project getting electrified.

References

1. "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Guntakal Jn.–Raichur section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
2. Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). "IR History: Early Days – II". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. John Hurd, Ian J. Kerr, India's Railway History: A Research Handbook, page 177
4. "Gadwal-Raichur rail line opening". The New Indian Express. 12 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
5. "Category of Stations over Guntakal Division". South Central Railway zone. Portal of Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
6. "Brief on Railway Electrification". Electrification Work in Progress. Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

External links

• Trains at Raichur

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Yermarastowards ?		South Central Railway zoneSolapur–Guntakal section		Marichethaltowards ?

• Railway stations in India opened in 1871
• Railway stations in Raichur district
• Railway junction stations in Karnataka
• Guntakal railway division
• Raichur