The Great Indian Peninsula Railway extended its Mumbai–Solapur line to Raichur in 1871.

[1] The Vikrabad–Bidar 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line was opened in 1932.

[2] Construction of the 110-km Gulbarga–Bidar link was completed and inaugurated by Prime minister Narendra Modi on 29 October 2017.

[3][4] Bidar railway station has a Tourist Information Centre, computerized reservation counter, waiting room, light refreshment stall and tea stall .

[5] Bidar has connectivity with Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Sainagar Shirdi, Latur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Kalburgi, Osmanabad, and Mumbai (according to Railway Budget 2014–15)