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Hubballi railway station to have world's longest railway platform

Hubballi, Jun 4 (UNI) Hubballi railway station will have the world's longest railway platform within one year, when the existing 550 metre long Platform No 1 will be extended up to 1,400 metre.
At present, the Platform No 1 of the SWR's Hubballi railway station is 550 metres long, and the inspection carriage line is being converted into full platform with 1,400 metre length and 10 metre width. Presently, Gorakhpur has the longest platform in the world, with 1,366 metre length.
Presently, Hubballi yard has five platforms, and trains can be dispatched to one direction only at once. Remodeling of Hubballi yard is in progress to increase the number of platforms from existing 5 to 8. This work is being done as part of doubling between Hubballi and Bengaluru.
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