Kurduvadi Junction is a railway station located in
Solapur district
Solapur District (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, olaːpuːɾ is a List of districts of Maharashtra, district in Maharashtra state of India. The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of th ...
in the Indian state of
Maharashtra and serves
Kurduvadi
Postal information
Pin Code: 413208
Kurduvadi is big town in Solapur district in Maharashtra state of India. It is situated on Barshi Light Railway It is known mainly for the railway junction connecting two different rail tracks. Prior ...
. 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.
History
Starting with the first train in India from
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Bombay station code: CSMT ( mainline)/ST (suburban)), is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
The terminus wa ...
in Mumbai to on 16 April 1853 on a track laid by the
Great Indian Peninsula Railway
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway (reporting mark GIPR) was a predecessor of the Central Railway (and by extension, the current state-owned Indian Railways), whose headquarters was at the Boree Bunder in Mumbai (later, the Victoria Terminu ...
, was linked with Mumbai with the completion of the railway track across the
Bhor Ghat
Bhor Ghat is a mountain pass located between and for railway and between Khopoli and Khandala on the road route in Maharashtra, India, on the crest of the Western Ghats.
History
In February 1781, Bhorghat was the site of a battle between t ...
incline between to in 1862. GIPR extended its line to Raichur in 1871 and met the line of
Madras Railway
The Madras Railway (full name Madras Railway Company) played a pioneering role in developing railways in southern India and was merged in 1908 with Southern Mahratta Railway to form Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway.
The Madras Railway was ...
thereby establishing direct Mumbai–Chennai link.
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.
Barsi Light Railway
Barsi Light Railway (BLR) was a long, narrow-gauge railway between Miraj and Latur in the state of Maharashtra in India. It was the brainchild of British engineer Everard Calthrop, and regarded as having revolutionised narrow-gauge ...
was a -long, -wide railway from Kurduvadi to Latur. It was opened in 1897 on a long railway track from Barsi Road to Barsi, and extended in stages. The narrow-gauge line from Barsi Road to Pandharpur was extended to Miraj in 1927.
Gauge conversion from to 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 long project was completed in 2008.
Amenities
Kurduvadi 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.
Workshop
Kurduvadi
Workshop
Beginning with the Industrial Revolution era, a workshop may be a room, rooms or building which provides both the area and tools (or machinery) that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods. Workshops were the on ...
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.
Kurduvadi had a narrow-gauge diesel-loco shed for
Barsi Light Railway
Barsi Light Railway (BLR) was a long, narrow-gauge railway between Miraj and Latur in the state of Maharashtra in India. It was the brainchild of British engineer Everard Calthrop, and regarded as having revolutionised narrow-gauge ...
. The shed was closed down after conversion of the narrow-gauge railway.
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.
Track doubling
The railway track in the Daund–Wadi sector is being doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.
The railway track in the Kurduwadi–Latur Road sector will be doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.
References
External links
Trains at Kurudvadi
{{Railway stations in Maharashtra
Railway stations in Solapur district
Railway junction stations in Maharashtra
Solapur railway division
Railway stations in India opened in 1859
1859 establishments in India