Gadag Junction is a "B" Category ISO 14001- 2015 certified Station on under South Western Railway in Gadag district, Karnataka. It serves Gadag-Betageri. The station consists of 3 platforms. The station lies on Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section HDN-7A and as well as it connects Gadag-Hotgi railway line.The Gadag-Hotgi railway line was converted from meter gauge to broad gauge in December 2008. Amenities at Gadag railway station include: computerized reservation office, waiting room, retiring room, free Wi-Fi facility, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshments, and book stall.
History
In 1881 the Bombay Eastern Deccan Railway was under construction with William Michell the Engineer-in-Charge. This line immediately upon opening became the Bijapur Branch of the Southern Mahratta Railway. The Southern Mahratta Railway was founded in 1882 to construct a metre gauge railway between Hotgi and Gadag, one of the "famine lines" set up with a guarantee. In the same year, it was contracted by the Indian State of Mysore to work the several metre gauge lines that the Mysore State had built or was in the course of construction. In 1888, a line was extended from Londa towards the Portuguese colony of Goa where it connected with the Marmagao line at Castle Rock. By 1890, this line extended from Londa eastwards via Guntakal to Bezwada, and northwards to Poona, turning the SMR from an assortment of branches to a real railway network. In 1908, the SMR merged with the Madras Railway to form the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
NEW LINES
Proposed New Line Between Gadag Junction to Yalvigi
Proposed New Line Between Gadag Junction to Wadi Junction
In the year 2013-14, Ministry of railways had sanctioned 252 km of rail line between Gadag Jn and Wadi Jn
RET Survey for new line (updating) between Gadag Junction to Harpanahalli (93 km)
Physical Survey completed and Report is under preparation
Reconnaissance Engineering cum Traffic Survey between Gadag Junction to Krishna (216 km)
Survey for Conducting Reconnaissance Engineering cum Traffic Survey for new line between Gadag to Krishnar via Kotumachagi, Naregal, Gajendragarh, Hanumapur, Ilkal and Lingasugur.
Gadag-Hotgi Rail Doubling is sanctioned in the year 2014-15 Doubling for part length of this project, i.e. from Hotgi-Kudgi is taken up under Customer Funding Model. For this purpose NTPC have deposited Rs.946 cr. with Railway. New Crossing station @ Kudgi with 4 lines for giving connectivity to NTPC was commissioned on 29.01.2017. Work is in progress in the section between Minchinal-Lachyan is targeted for commissioning during 2017-18. Gadag-Hotgi Section is also sanctioned for Electrification and tenders are floated for the same.
Proposed Doubling & Rail Electrification for Hospet Junction to Vasco Da Gama Section
Gadag Junction will be Complete Double Electric Line Station as Hospet- Vasco Da Gama rail line getting Doubled & Electrified in phases. Hospet -Hubli-Londa-Vasco-da-gama DL sanctioned in the year 2010-11. This project is being executed by RVNL.So far 67 km. has been commissioned. Further 36 km is targeted for commissioning in 2017-18. Hospet-Tinai ghat Rail Electrification Tender is floated.
