Kurduvadi Junction railway station
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Kurduvadi
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| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
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| 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 Miraj-Latur |
| 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 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.
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. GIPR extended its line to Raichur in 1871 and met the line of Madras Railway 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 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. The narrow gauge line from Barsi Road to Pandharpur was extended to Miraj in 1927.
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.
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.
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