[citation needed] Commercial goods such as manganese are the main source of income, with public transport being secondary.

Currently, Hubli Junction is undergoing remodeling work on platform number 1.

It has connection to almost every part of India, Bengaluru, Chennai, Trivandrum, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, New Delhi, Varanasi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Madgaon-Vasco-Goa and many more.

The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway opened the 130.02 kilometres (80.79 mi) Hubli–Harihar rail line on 18 October 1886.

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