Owned by Indian Railways Tracks 2 Owner Indian Railways | Line(s) Latur Road-Miraj line Parking No Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location National Highway 211, Osmanabad, Maharashtra Structure type Standard (On Ground Station) Address Shingoli, Maharashtra 413501 Similar Dhule railway station, Latur railway station, Sangli railway station, Malkhed railway station, Kurduvadi Junction railway st | ||
Osmanabad (station code UMD) is an important railway station situated on Latur - Miraj railway route of central railway.
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Osmanabad is well connected by railway to Mumbai, Pune, Daund, Kolhapur, Miraj, Pandharpur, Latur, Parali Vaijnath, Parbhani, Nanded, Nagpur, Akola, Hyderabad, Nizamabad, and Bidar.
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, the track alignment was changed 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 remain continue 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-Osmanabad-Mumbai Express was started via Kurduvadi, Pune in 2008. Nowadays, Osmanabad is well connected by rail to all important cities in Maharashtra and India.
Important trains
Following are important trains running from Osmanabad: