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Jog Falls during the monsoon. Jog Falls is situated Near Siddapura And Sagara city. Nearest railway stations (distance to the location): Talaguppa (13 km [8.1 mi]) Sagara (30 km [19 mi]) (68 km [42 mi]) on the Mangalore - Bombay Konkan Railway route; Bhatkal (90 km [56 mi]) also on the Mangalore - Bombay Konkan Railway route; Nearest bus station:
Talaguppa is connected by Rail from Bengaluru and Shivamogga [1] and connecting point to Jog Falls. After the broad gauge conversion, Indian railways has introduced a daily train in betweenMysuru Talaguppa, and Mysuru - Talaguppa Bengaluru - Talaguppa Express, Shivamogga Town - Talaguppa Passenger.
Jog falls is located 30 km from Sagara and 100 km from Shivamogga. It is also known as Gerusoppa Falls or Jogada Gundi in Kannada. It is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India. [7] The drive from Shimoga to Jog falls is scenic and lush with greenery all around, clouds and mist floating among the green hills is a typical sight.
The Shimoga-Talaguppa section was laid in 1930. In 1951, it merged with Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway to form the Southern Railway. Mysore State Railway started laying the Shivamogga–Talaguppa 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) line in the year 1930 to provide access to Jog Falls.
Shivamogga-Talaguppa, Mysore-Chamarajanagar meter-gauge tracks has been converted to broad-gauge. There is a direct train service from Mysuru to Talaguppa which is very close to the world-famous Jog Falls.An announcement regarding the extension of Bangalore-Shivamogga Express (night train) to Talaguppa has been made in the Railway Budget 2012
The dam and Jog Falls is 5 km away from Kargal. Sight-Seeing in Kargal. Chowdeshwari temple is located in Kargal and Jog Falls is situated on the outskirts. It has a pretty diverse culture and traditions. Many people from different parts of Karnataka visit the temple.
The 16579 / 80 Yesvantpur - Shimoga Town Intercity Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways South Western Railway zone that runs between Yesvantpur Junction and Shimoga Town in India. It operates as train number 16579 from Yesvantpur Junction to Shimoga Town and as train number 16580 in the reverse direction serving the states ...
Unchalli Falls, (also known as Keppa Joga, referring to the other waterfall nearby, Jog falls) is situated about 30 km (19 mi) from Sirsi, and is one of the biggest tourist attractions near Sirsi. [citation needed] The waterfall is a 116-meter drop (381 ft). Yana, known for the unusual rock formation. It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Sirsi.