Osmanabad railway station

Osmanabad Railway Station
Location National Highway 211, Osmanabad, Maharashtra
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Latur Road-Miraj line
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type Standard (On Ground Station)
Parking Available
Other information
Station code UMD
Fare zone Central Railway
Location
Osmanabad railway station
Location in Maharashtra

Osmanabad (station code UMD) is an important railway station situated on Latur - Miraj railway route of central railway.

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:

Sr. No. Train No. Train Name Week Days
1 51433 Nizamabad-Pandharpur Passenger Daily
2 51426 Miraj-Parali Vaijnath Passenger Daily
3 17613 Pune-Hazur Sahib Nanded Express(Via Latur) Sunday
4 11405 Pune - Amravati Express Monday,Saturday
5 22107Mumbai CST-Latur SF Express Daily
6 17614 Hazur Sahib Nanded-Pune Express(Via Latur) Saturday
7 11403 Nagpur-Kolhapur Express Sunday,Wednesday
8 17014 Hyderabad-Pune Express Monday,Wednesday,Saturday
9 11406 Amravati - Pune Express Sunday,Tuesday
10 51434 Pandharpur-Nizamabad Passenger Daily
11 51425 Parali Vaijnath-Miraj Passenger Daily
12 11012 Hazur Sahib Nanded - Mumbai LTT Weekly Express Thursday
13 17013 Pune-Hyderabad Express Monday,Wednesday,Saturday
14 11404 Kolhapur-Nagpur Express Monday,Friday
15 11011 Mumbai LTT - Hazur Sahib Nanded Weekly Express Wednesday
16 12528 Latur-Mumbai CST Express Daily

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