Kolar railway station (station code:KQZ) is a NSG-6 category Indian railway station in Bangalore railway division of South Western Railway zone. It is located between Hudukula and Jannagatta Halt stations in YelahankaâÂÂBangarapet line.
The wide narrow-gauge line between Bowringpet (later Bangarapet) and Kolar was opened in 1913 by Mysore State Railway. The narrow-gauge YeshvantapurâÂÂDevanhalliâÂÂChikballapur line was opened in 1915, Bowringpet-Kolar 2'6" line extended to Chintamani / Chikkaballapur in 1916 (forming the Kolar District Rly.) by the Mysore State Railway and was finally linked to Bangalore via Sidlaghatta, Chintamani, Srinivasapura under YelahankaâÂÂBangarapet narrow-gauge line in 1918. Gauge conversion of the BangarpetâÂÂKolar line was completed and opened for traffic in 1997 and since then it has been serviced by a railbus. Gauge conversion of YelankhaâÂÂChickballapur was completed and opened for traffic in 2004. Then, gauge conversion of ChickballapurâÂÂKolar was completed and opened for traffic in November 2013, thus connecting the entire network into an YelankhaâÂÂBangarpet broad-gauge line.