Osmanabad railway station

18°14′52″N 76°01′14″E / 18.247891°N 76.0206763°E / 18.247891; 76.0206763Elevation679 metres (2,228 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byCentral RailwaysLine(s)Latur Road–Miraj line,
Solapur–Tuljapur-Osmanabad line(under construction )Platforms2Tracks4ConstructionStructure typeStandard on groundParkingYesAccessibleAvailableOther informationStatusActiveStation codeUMD Zone(s) Central Railway zone Division(s) SolapurHistoryOpened2006ElectrifiedYesPassengers10000 daily approx

Location
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Osmanabad railway station (station code: UMD), officially Dharashiv railway station, situated on Latur Road Junction–Miraj Junction line of Central Railway.

Osmanabad is well connected by railway to Mumbai, Pune, Daund, Kolhapur, Kurduvadi Junction,Miraj, Pandharpur, Latur, Parli Vaijnath, Parbhani, Nanded, Nagpur, Akola, Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Barshi, Bidar, Hyderabad & Udgir.

History

Before 2004, a narrow-gauge track connecting Latur to Kurduvadi was passing through Osmanabad district. Yedshi was nearest station for Osmanabad which was 18 km away from Osmanabad City. During the gauge conversion from narrow gauge to broad gauge, then Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh decided to change the track alignment and directed towards Osmanabad city and Latur–Kurudvadi broad-gauge route is passed through Osmanabad. In first step broad-gauge track between Latur–Osmanabad was completed and it became functional in 2007. First train arrived at Osmanabad railway station was Mumbai–Osmanabad Express. That train continued for one year via Aurangabad, Manmad. Later on in next year Osmanabad–Kurudvadi track was completed and it became functional in same year that is 2008. Latur–Mumbai Express was started via Kurduvadi, Pune in 2008. Nowadays, Osmanabad is well connected by rail to all important cities in Maharashtra and India.

External links

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