Longest Railway Platform in the world 2024

Welcome to edupaat.com, Now india has become the 4th largest rail netowrk in the world i.e., Approximately 65,000km, Along with the USA, China and Russia who have 2,50,000KM , 1,00,000KM & 85,500KM Respectively. But in this article, As we have mentioned in the title we will see Top 10 Longest Railway platform in the world, in which india has 6 platforms that comes under Top 10. So lets start :-

Longest Railway Platform in India

The factor that consider in development of the country are many, but one of the them is transportation. And Railway is one of the way of transportation. In india, Maintenance & management of the railway is managed by Ministry of Railways.

What is Railway Platform ?

So, Basically area alongside the railway tracks, where passengers onboard & Alight from the same is known as Railway Platform. That is simply designated as Waiting area for the passengers before & After their Journies. Every Stations has some platforms. A platforms provides many facilities to the people like waiting rooms, washrooms, and employee cabin is also present sometimes to help people board their trains.

List of Longest Plaforms in the world

Hubali Railway Station : 1505 Metre (1.5KM) Karnataka, India
Gorakhpur Railway Station : 1,366.33 Metre (1.36 KM) Uttar Pradesh, India
Kollam Junction : 1180 Metre (1.18 KM) Kerala, India
Kharagpur Junction : 1172.5 Metre (1.17 KM), West Bengal, India
State Street Subway : 1067 Metre (1.06KM), Chicago, USA
Chennai Egmore : 925.22 Metre, Tamil nadu, India
Pilibhit Junction, : 900 Metre ,Uttar pradesh, India
Autu Club Speedway : 815 Metre, Fontana, California
Bilaspur Station : 802 Metre, Chhattishgarh, India.
Cheriton Shuttle : 791 Metre, Kent, UK.

1. Hubali Railway Station, Karnataka

Hubali has the biggest plat in the world with 1505 Metre i.e., 1.50 KM. It is situated in Karnataka. It is also known as Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Junction or SSS Hubali Junction. At Hubali station Platform No. 1 is the Longest Platform in the world. It comes under south western Railway.

2. Gorakhpur Junction, Uttar Pradesh

Gorakhpur Junction comes at second place in terms of Longest Platform in the world. It is 1,366.33 Metre (1.36 KM) long. It is situated in Uttar Pradesh, India. Earlier it has the longest platform in the world but later on Hubali become the Topper in this list.

3. Kollam Junction, Kerala

Kollam Junction Railway Station is situated in the southernmost part of India, It is situated in state Kerala, India. It is 1180 Metre (1.18 KM) long.

4. Kharagpur Junction, West Bengal

Kharagpur Junction is situated in the Western part of India, It is situated in state West Bengal, India. It is 1172.5 Metre (1.17 KM) long. It was also the Longest Railway Platform till 2013.

5. State Street Subway, Chicago, USA

State Street Subway Railway Station is situated in the city Chicago in United State of America. It is 1067 Metre (1.06 KM) long. Except India’s Platforms, it is longest platform in the world.

Hope, after going through the whole article, you have came to know about Longest Platforms in the world 2023.