<p>The railway station at Hubballi will soon have the longest railway platform in the world. </p>.<p>At present, the length of the platform is 550 metres, and it was earlier decided to increase it to 1,400 metres. The South-Western Railway (SWR) later decided to increase the length to 1,505 metres.</p>.<p>At present, the 1,366 metre-long platform at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, which is the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway (NER), is the longest railway platform in the world. The platform was renovated in 2013.</p>.<p>The platform in Hubballi is being extended at a cost of Rs 90 crore and the work is expected to be completed by the end of January 2021.</p>.<p>"The work was expected to be completed in June, but there was shortage of labourers due to Covid-19 situation. Now, more than 250 labourers are working, and the project will be completed by January end," said SWR chief public relations officer E Vijaya.</p>
<p>The railway station at Hubballi will soon have the longest railway platform in the world. </p>.<p>At present, the length of the platform is 550 metres, and it was earlier decided to increase it to 1,400 metres. The South-Western Railway (SWR) later decided to increase the length to 1,505 metres.</p>.<p>At present, the 1,366 metre-long platform at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, which is the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway (NER), is the longest railway platform in the world. The platform was renovated in 2013.</p>.<p>The platform in Hubballi is being extended at a cost of Rs 90 crore and the work is expected to be completed by the end of January 2021.</p>.<p>"The work was expected to be completed in June, but there was shortage of labourers due to Covid-19 situation. Now, more than 250 labourers are working, and the project will be completed by January end," said SWR chief public relations officer E Vijaya.</p>