Longest railway platform in the world

• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the "world's longest railway platform" at Shri Siddharood Swamiji Hubli station in Karnataka.

• It is a 1,507 meter long platform built at a cost of around Rs 20 crore.

• 1507 meters long platform number 8 has got the status of the longest railway platform in the world.

• The platform is part of the Hubli Yard re-modelling project.

• The Guinness Book of World Records recognized it as the longest railway platform globally on 2 March 2023.

• The Gorakhpur Junction railway station in Uttar Pradesh has the second longest railway platform in the world.