Latur railway station

Latur railway station
Latur railway station
General information
LocationArvi, Latur, Maharashtra
India
System Indian Railway Station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railways
LineLatur–Miraj section,
Platforms2
Tracks4
ConnectionsAuto Rickshaw, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Accessible Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeLUR
Zone(s) Central Railway zone
Division(s) Solapur
History
Opened1897 (1897)
Rebuilt2006 (2006)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
Daily30000 (Approximately)
Location
Latur railway station
Location within Maharashtra
Latur railway station
Latur railway station (India)

Latur railway station (Station Code: LUR) is a railway station in Central Railway zone which serves the city of Latur, Maharashtra. It is the start of the Latur–Miraj section of the Solapur (SUR) Division of Central Railway (CR). Latur is well connected to Latur Road Junction, Parli Vaijnath, Purna, Hingoli, Washim, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Nagpur, Nanded, Nizamabad, Osmanabad, Pune, Lonavla, Karjat, Panvel, Thane, Kalyan, Mumbai, sangli, Pandharpur, Miraj, Kolhapur, Udgir, Bidar, Vikarabad, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Yeshwantpur, Bangalore.

Marathwada Railway Coach Factory, Latur

Indian Railways decided to set up a metro and rail coach manufacturing facility in Latur in Maharashtra. The project is likely it entail investment of more than Rs 1,500 crore.[1]

Express trains

Jaldoot Express

For the first time in Maharashtra history, due to the drought the Latur city faced for three consecutive years, the summer of 2016 presented itself with extreme scarcity of water. To overcome this issue, a joint project was then requested by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. After further research, and many changes in plan, Miraj was chosen to transport water to Latur from 342 km away.[2] The "Jaldoot" train made its first experimental run on 11 April 2016, carrying 10 tanker wagons, each filled with 50,000 liters of water.[3] Over 250,000 litres of water were transported, and the program was and continues to be a success.[4]

Electrification

The Kurduwadi–Latur–Latur Road line will be electrified as per union railway budget 2014–15.[5][6]

Line and location

The railway track in the Kurduwadi–Latur Road sector will be doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.[7] Indian Railways also has plans for extending the railway line from Latur Road to Bodhan which in turn will pave way for Latur to have direct connectivity to Nizamabad, Warangal, Vishakapatnam, Adilabad many other cities of Telangana which are located in neighbouring state of Telangana.

Other stations in Latur

The other stations that serve the city of Latur are

References

  1. ^ "Fadanvis said the work of Latur coach factory is in full swing and in future, coaches for railways and metros will be manufactured there". zee news. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ "How India's longest water train is coming to Latur". 17 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Latur 'water train' completes 100 trips - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Maharashtra drought: Latur to get water by train in 15 days". DNA India. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Surveys for 19 new rail lines proposed in Interim Rail Budget". India TV News. 12 February 2014.
  6. ^ "RAILWAY BUDGET: WHAT MAHARASHTRA GETS". Sakal Times. 2 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Doubling of track:Faster rail services by 2016". The New Indian Express. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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