Osmanabad railway station
Osmanabad (station code UMD) is a railway station situated on Latur road junction – Miraj junction route of central railway.
Osmanabad Railway Station | |
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| Location | National Highway 52, Osmanabad, Maharashtra |
| Coordinates | 18.247891°N 76.0206763°E |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | Latur Road-Miraj line solapur-usmanabad |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard |
| Parking | yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | UMD |
| Fare zone | Central Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 2006 |
| Electrified | Under process tender publish |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 5000 daily approx |
| Location | |
  Osmanabad Railway Station Location within India  Osmanabad Railway Station Osmanabad Railway Station (Maharashtra) | |
Osmanabad is well connected by railway to Mumbai, Pune, Daund, Kolhapur, Miraj, Pandharpur, Latur, Parali Vaijnath, Parbhani, Nanded, Nagpur, udgir Akola, Hyderabad, Nizamabad,Hazur Sahib Nanded Barshi Latur and Bidar.HyderabadUdgir
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.
