Kurduvadi Junction is one of the biggest railway junction stations located in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra and serves Kurduvadi. It is a junction station at the intersection point of Mumbai–Chennai line and Latur road–Miraj line. Kurduvadi Workshop is located next to the station.
Kurduvadi Junction | |||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | State Highway 149, Kurduvadi, Maharashtra India | ||||
| Coordinates | 18°05′31″N 75°25′01″E / 18.092°N 75.417°E | ||||
| Elevation | 516 metres (1,693 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Central Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Mumbai–Chennai line Miraj–Latur Road | ||||
| Platforms | 5 passengers 1 for Goods | ||||
| Tracks | 4 - towards Pune, Solapur, Latur, Miraj | ||||
| Connections | Categorised as A1 station, NSG 3 in all India station ranking | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | KWV | ||||
| Division(s) | Solapur | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1859 | ||||
| Rebuilt | 2000 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2024 | 4358 daily, crosses 10,000 on peak days on Sundays, Ekadashi etc | ||||
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History
editThis station was earlier known as Barshi Road Railway Station.
Starting with the first train in India from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853 on a track laid by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, Pune was linked with Mumbai with the completion of the railway track across the Bhor Ghat incline between Palasdari to Khandala in 1862.[1] GIPR extended its line to Raichur in 1871 and met the line of Madras Railway thereby establishing direct Mumbai–Chennai link.[2]
The Pune–Raichur sector of the Mumbai–Chennai line was opened in stages: the portion from Diksal in Pune to Barshi Road was opened in 1859, from Barshi Road to Mohol in 1860 and from Mohol to Sholapur also in 1860. Work on the line from Sholapur southwards was begun in 1865.[3]
Barsi Light Railway was a 202-mile (325 km)-long, 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-wide railway from Kurduvadi to Latur. It was opened in 1897 on a 22-mile (35 km) long railway track from Barsi Road to Barsi, and extended in stages.[4] The narrow-gauge line from Barsi Road to Pandharpur was extended to Miraj in 1927.[5]
Gauge conversion from 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) of the Miraj–Latur track and extension of the new line to Latur Road was taken up in 1992 and completed in stages. The last phase of the 375-kilometre (233 mi) long project was completed in 2008.[6]
Amenities
editKurduvadi railway station has a public call office booth with facilities for subscriber trunk dialling, refreshment stalls serving vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, retiring room, waiting room, and book stall.[7]
Workshop
editKurduvadi Workshop was set up for repair of narrow-gauge steam locomotives, coaches and wagons by Barsi Light Railway in 1930. With the reduction in narrow-gauge rolling stock, the Workshop has taken up new activities as per requirements. Kurduvadi Workshop now undertakes rehabilitation of 20 broad-gauge wagons per month.[8]
Kurduvadi had a narrow-gauge diesel-loco shed for Barsi Light Railway. The shed was closed down after conversion of the narrow-gauge railway.[9]
Electrification
editThe Pune–Solapur–Wadi line is being electrified with a loan of Rs. 1,500 crore from Asian Development Bank. Work was initiated in 2012.[10][11]
Track doubling
editThe railway track in the Daund–Wadi sector is being doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.[12] The railway track in the Kurduwadi–Latur Road sector will be doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.
References
edit- ^ "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). "IR History: Early Days – II". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sholapur District Gazetteer". Gazetteer department. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Barsi Light Railway". fibis. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "IR History Part III (1900-1947)". Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Miraj–Kurduwadi–Latur G.C. Work" (PDF). IRICEN, Pune. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Kurduvadi to Tirupati trains". Make My Trip. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Mechanical Department – Kurduwadi Workshop". Central Railway. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Asian Development Bank to fund Pune–Daund–Wadi rail line electrification". dna, 20 January 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Electrification of Pune–Daund to start today". The Times of India. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Doubling of track:Faster rail services by 2016". The New Indian Express. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
External links
edit| Preceding station |  Indian Railways
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Following station | ||
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| Dhavalas towards ?
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Central Railway zone Mumbai–Chennai line
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Wadsinghe towards ?
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| Mahisgaon towards ?
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Central Railway zone Latur–Miraj line
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Laul towards ?
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