Electronic interlocking on platform 1 commissioned at Hubballi Railway station

South Western Railway has commissioned electronic interlocking at the Hubballi’s Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Railway Station platform 1, which is slated to become the longest platform in the world.

In a statement, South Western Railway (SWR) said the Platform 1 at Hubballi, which was just 681 metres, has now been developed up to 1,505 metres, and can accommodate two trains at a time. Another platform has been extended by 1,123 metres.

The remodelling of the yard with electronic interlocking has helped the station increase its number of platforms from the current five to eight. This will enhance the station to handle the increasing train traffic at Hubballi, which is the headquarters of the SWR.

The electronic interlocking at yard remodelling has now ensured reception and despatch of trains towards three sides -- - Bengaluru/Davangere, Gadag and Londa/Goa/Maharashtra --- at a time.

Yard remodelling work, started in 2019, is being completed at an estimated cost of Rs 90 crore, which includes signalling, electrical and third entry.

SWR general manager Ajay Kumar Singh, who commissioned the electronic interlocking system, congratulated railway officials for completing the ‘mammoth task’ 14 hours before the scheduled time. “The Hubballi station is now a step closer from entering into Guinness Book of World Records,” he said.