Editing Hubli (section)

=== Rail ===
[[File: Hubli railway.jpg|thumb|Hubli Junction railway station, South Western Railway headquarters]]

The city currently has four stations and one Junction. The [[Hubballi Junction railway station]] is the main railway station in the city with a built-up area of 161,460 sq. ft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kembhaviarchitects.com/portfolio_page/railway-station/|title=Railway Station, Hubli &#124; KAF Architects Bangalore|date=12 January 2017 }}</ref> In September 2020, the union cabinet has approved the change of the station name to 'Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Railway Station - Hubballi'.<ref name=":7">{{cite news |title=Hubballi railway station to be named after Siddharoodha Swami |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-districts/hubballi-railway-station-to-be-named-after-siddharoodha-swami-885041.html |first=Bharath |last=Joshi|access-date=2 February 2021 |work=Deccan Herald |date=9 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hubballi Rly. Station to be renamed after Siddharoodha Swami |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hubballi-rly-station-to-be-renamedafter-siddharoodha-swami/article32563752.ece |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=9 September 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref> The other stations are Hubli South, Hubli East, Unkal, and Amargol. Hubli is the headquarters of the [[South Western Railway zone]]. It was carved out as a zone from the current South Central Railway. It is the centre for the Hubli Division. The Hubli Division is one of the highest revenue-generating divisions in India. Hubli is well-connected by the [[Rail transport in India|Indian Rail Network]]. Several trains ply from Hubli to Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Varanasi Vijaywada, Rameshwaram & other cities<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/monorail-proposed-in-hubli-dharwad-112091202006_1.html|title=Monorail proposed in Hubli-Dharwad|author=BS Reporter|newspaper=Business Standard India |date=12 September 2012}}</ref> In November 2019, the work for extending a platform was undertaken by the Railways at the estimated cost of 90 Cr. According to railway  officials, the length of the renewed platform is estimated at 1,505 meters, which would be longest in the world.<ref name=":6">{{cite news |last1=Ralph Alex |first1=Arakal |title=Karnataka's Hubballi to get world's longest railway platform |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnatakas-hubballi-to-get-worlds-longest-railway-platform-6443867/ |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=The Indian Express |publisher=The Indian Express |date=5 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The work is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2020.<ref name="platform">{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnatakas-hubballi-to-get-worlds-longest-railway-platform-6443867/ |title=Karnataka's Hubballi to get world's longest railway platform |work=The Indian Express |date=5 June 2020 |access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref> Hubli also has a [[List of railway museums|Heritage Rail museum]]. The Indian Railways currently has 11 railway museums across the country. For bringing glory to the proposed Rail Museum, narrow-gauge Railway Rolling Stocks, from different Railways are being displayed and work is moving at a rapid pace. It is proposed to collect photographs of Rail network going back to the 19th and early 20th century so that all old memories of Rail Journey can be part of the photo gallery in the proposed Rail Heritage Museum.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Karun|date=14 November 2019|title=New Rail Heritage Museum coming up at Hubballi|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/new-delhi/new-rail-heritage-museum-coming-up-at-hubballi-580956|access-date=23 July 2020|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref>