Piyush Goyal visits Hubballi rly station

NT Correspondent

Hubballi: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Sunday visited the Hubballi Junction Railway Station, where the platform number one at at 1,507 metres has been listed as the longest of its kind by the Guinness Book of World Records.

General Manager of South Western Railway (SWR) Sanjeev Kishore received the minister on the occasion. It was noted that the Hubballi railway station’s platform number one had been the longest of its kind by the Guinness Book of World Records at 1,507 metres. Kishore briefed Goyal about the development works being undertaken at the station.

The Union minister praised the upkeep and beautification of the station with murals depicting local art, culture and heritage. Hubballi mayor Iresh Anchatageri was also present besides top SWR officials including Additional Deputy Regional Manager (DRM) Hubballi Division SK Verma, Senior Divisional Personnel Officer (DPO) Asif Hafeez, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Aneesh Hegde, among others.