Kurduvadi Junction railway station

Kurduvadi
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location	State Highway 149, Kurduvadi, Maharashtra India
Coordinates	18°05′31″N 75°25′01″E / 18.092°N 75.417°ECoordinates: 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 Mumbai Dadar-Solapur section
Platforms	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KWV
Division(s)	Solapur
History
Opened	1859
Location
Kurduvadi railway station Location in Maharashtra

Kurduvadi railway station is located in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra and serves Kurduvadi. It is a junction station at the intersection point of the Mumbai-Chennai line and the Latur-Miraj line.

History

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 inclinebetween 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 in1859, 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]

Electrification

The Pune-Solapur-Wadi line is being electrified with a loan of Rs. 1,500 crore from Asian Development Bank. Work was initiated in 2012.^[7][8]

Track doubling

The railway track in the Daund-Wadi sector is being doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.^[9]

Amenities

Kurduvadi railway station has a public call office booth with facilities for subscriber trunk dialling, refrehment stalls serving vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, retiring room, waiting room and book stall.^[10]

Workshop

Kurduvadi 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.^[11]

Kurduvadi had a narrow gauge diesel loco shed for Barsi Light Railway. The shed was closed down after conversion of the narrow gauge railway.^[12]

References

1. Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832 - 1865). "IR History: Early Days – I". IFCA. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
2. Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870-1899). "IR History: Early Days – II". IFCA. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
3. "Sholapur District Gazetteer". Gazetteer department. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
4. "Barsi Light Railway". fibis. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
5. "IR History Part III (1900-1947)". Retrieved 4 December 2013.
6. "Miraj-Kurduwadi-Latur G.C. Work" (PDF). IRICEN, Pune. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
7. "Asian Development Bank to fund Pune-Daund-Wadi rail line electrification". dna, 20 January 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
8. "Electrification of Pune-Daund to start today". The Times of India, 14 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
9. "Doubling of track:Faster rail services by 2016". The New Indian Express, 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
10. "Kurduvadi to Tirupati trains". Make My Trip. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
11. "Mechanical Department – Kurduwadi Workshop". Central Railway. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
12. "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

External links

• Trains at Kurudvadi

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Dhavalas		Central Railway zone Mumbai-Chennai line		Wadsinghe
Mahisgaon		Central Railway zone Latur-Miraj line		Laul