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	\| elevation = {{convert\|516\|m\|ft}}		\| elevation = {{convert\|516\|m\|ft}}
	\| line = [[Mumbai–Chennai line]]<br/>[[Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section\|Miraj–Latur Road]]		\| line = [[Mumbai–Chennai line]]<br/>[[Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section\|Miraj–Latur Road]]
	\| other =		\| other = Categorised as A1 station, NSG 3 in all India station ranking
	\| structure = Standard on ground		\| structure = Standard on ground
	\| platform = 4		\| platform = 5 passengers + 1 for Goods
	\| tracks =		\| tracks = 4 - towards Pune, Solapur, Latur, Miraj
	\| parking = Yes		\| parking = Yes
	\| bicycle = No		\| bicycle = No
	\| opened = 1859		\| opened = 1859
	\| closed =		\| closed =
	\| rebuilt =		\| rebuilt = 2000
	\| electrified = Yes		\| electrified = Yes
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	\| code = {{Indian railway code		\| code = {{Indian railway code
	\| code = KWV		\| code = KWV
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	\| status = Functioning		\| status = Functioning
	\| former =		\| former =
	\| passengers =		\| passengers = 4358 daily, crosses 10,000 on peak days on Sundays, Holidays, Ashadhi Ekadashi etc
	\| pass_year =		\| pass_year = 2025
	\| pass_percent =		\| pass_percent =
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	'''Kurduvadi Junction''' is a railway ~~station~~ located in [[Solapur district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]] and serves [[Kurduvadi]]. It is a junction station at the intersection point of Mumbai–Chennai line and Latur road–Miraj line. '''Kurduvadi Workshop''' is located next to the station.		'''Kurduvadi Junction''' is one of the biggest railway junction stations located in [[Solapur district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]] and serves [[Kurduvadi]]. It is a junction station at the intersection point of Mumbai–Chennai line and Latur road–Miraj line. '''Kurduvadi Workshop''' is located next to the station. In 2022 Kurduwadi Junction station included in the Amrit Bharat scheme. With this New Station building is under construction.

	==History==		==History==
			This station was earlier known as Barshi Road Railway Station.

	Starting with the first train in India from [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus]] in Mumbai to {{stnlnk\|Thane}} on 16 April 1853 on a track laid by the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]], {{stnlnk\|Pune}} was linked with Mumbai with the completion of the railway track across the [[Bhor Ghat]] incline between {{stnlnk\|Palasdari}} to {{stnlnk\|Khandala}} in 1862.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html\| title = IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)\| publisher= IRFCA\| access-date= 3 December 2013}}</ref> GIPR extended its line to Raichur in 1871 and met the line of [[Madras Railway]] thereby establishing direct Mumbai–Chennai link.<ref name="IR History: Early Days – II">{{cite web \| url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html \| title = IR History: Early Days – II \| last = Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899)\| publisher= IRFCA\| access-date= 3 December 2013}}</ref>		Starting with the first train in India from [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus]] in Mumbai to {{stnlnk\|Thane}} on 16 April 1853 on a track laid by the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]], {{stnlnk\|Pune}} was linked with Mumbai with the completion of the railway track across the [[Bhor Ghat]] incline between {{stnlnk\|Palasdari}} to {{stnlnk\|Khandala}} in 1862.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html\| title = IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)\| publisher= IRFCA\| access-date= 3 December 2013}}</ref> GIPR extended its line to Raichur in 1871 and met the line of [[Madras Railway]] thereby establishing direct Mumbai–Chennai link.<ref name="IR History: Early Days – II">{{cite web \| url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html \| title = IR History: Early Days – II \| last = Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899)\| publisher= IRFCA\| access-date= 3 December 2013}}</ref>

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	==Electrification==		==Electrification==
	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.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-asian-development-bank-to-fund-pune-daund-wadi-rail-line-electrification-1496841 \|title=Asian Development Bank to fund Pune–Daund–Wadi rail line electrification \| publisher= dna, 20 January 2011 \| access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url = ~~http~~://~~articles.~~timesofindia.indiatimes.com/~~2012-12-14~~/pune/~~35819731_1_railway~~-route-~~pune~~-~~station~~-~~electrification-work~~ \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131208115115/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-14/pune/35819731_1_railway-route-pune-station-electrification-work \| url-status = ~~dead~~ \| archive-date = 8 December 2013 \|title= Electrification of Pune–Daund to start today \|date=14 December 2012\| work = [[The Times of India]] \| access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref>		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.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-asian-development-bank-to-fund-pune-daund-wadi-rail-line-electrification-1496841 \|title=Asian Development Bank to fund Pune–Daund–Wadi rail line electrification \| publisher= dna, 20 January 2011 \| access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Electrification-of-Pune-Daund-railway-route-to-start-today/articleshow/17606345.cms \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131208115115/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-14/pune/35819731_1_railway-route-pune-station-electrification-work \| url-status = live \| archive-date = 8 December 2013 \|title= Electrification of Pune–Daund to start today \|date=14 December 2012\| work = [[The Times of India]] \| access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref>

	==Track doubling==		==Track doubling==
	The railway track in the Daund–Wadi sector is being doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.<ref>{{cite web\| url =http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article239335.ece?service=print \|title = Doubling of track:Faster rail services by 2016\| work= The New Indian Express\|date=4 November 2011\| access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref>		The railway track in the Daund–Wadi sector is being doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.<ref>{{cite web\| url =http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article239335.ece?service=print \| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131213013749/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article239335.ece?service=print \| url-status =dead \| archive-date =13 December 2013 \|title = Doubling of track:Faster rail services by 2016\| work= The New Indian Express\|date=4 November 2011\| access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref>
	The railway track in the Kurduwadi–Latur Road sector will be doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.		The railway track in the Kurduwadi–Latur Road sector will be doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/kurduvadi-junction-kwv/1573 Trains at Kurudvadi]		*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/kurduvadi-junction-kwv/1573 Trains at Kurudvadi]
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	'''Kurduvadi Junction''' is a railway station located in [[Solapur district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]] and serves [[Kurduvadi]]. It is a junction station at the intersection point of Mumbai–Chennai line and Latur road–Miraj line.		'''Kurduvadi Junction''' is a railway station located in [[Solapur district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]] and serves [[Kurduvadi]]. It is a junction station at the intersection point of Mumbai–Chennai line and Latur road–Miraj line. '''Kurduvadi Workshop''' is located next to the station.

	==History==		==History==
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	==Workshop==		==Workshop==
	Kurduvadi Workshop was set up for repair of narrow-gauge steam locomotives, coaches and wagons by Barsi Light Railway in 1930. With the reduction in narrow-gauge rolling stock, the Workshop has taken up new activities as per requirements. Kurduvadi Workshop now undertakes rehabilitation of 20 broad-gauge wagons per month.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,287,389,677,685 \|title = Mechanical Department – Kurduwadi Workshop\| publisher= Central Railway \| access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref>		Kurduvadi [[Workshop]] was set up for repair of narrow-gauge steam locomotives, coaches and wagons by Barsi Light Railway in 1930. With the reduction in narrow-gauge rolling stock, the Workshop has taken up new activities as per requirements. Kurduvadi Workshop now undertakes rehabilitation of 20 broad-gauge wagons per month.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,287,389,677,685 \|title = Mechanical Department – Kurduwadi Workshop\| publisher= Central Railway \| access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref>

	Kurduvadi had a narrow-gauge diesel-loco shed for Barsi Light Railway. The shed was closed down after conversion of the narrow-gauge railway.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html \|title = Sheds and Workshops\| publisher= IRFCA\| access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref>		Kurduvadi had a narrow-gauge diesel-loco shed for [[Barsi Light Railway]]. The shed was closed down after conversion of the narrow-gauge railway.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html \|title = Sheds and Workshops\| publisher= IRFCA\| access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref>

	==Electrification==		==Electrification==
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	[[Category:1859 establishments in India]]		[[Category:1859 establishments in India]]

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{{Short description|Railway station in Maharashtra, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
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| name = Kurduvadi Junction
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Kurduvadi railway station.jpg
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| address = State Highway 149, Kurduvadi, Maharashtra
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| elevation = {{convert|516|m|ft}}
| line = [[Mumbai–Chennai line]]<br/>[[Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section|Miraj–Latur Road]]
| other =
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| platform = 4
| tracks =
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = No
| opened = 1859
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KWV
| division = [[Solapur Railway Division|Solapur]]
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| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
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| map_type = India#India Maharashtra
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'''Kurduvadi Junction''' is a railway station located in [[Solapur district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]] and serves [[Kurduvadi]]. It is a junction station at the intersection point of Mumbai–Chennai line and Latur road–Miraj line.

==History==
Starting with the first train in India from [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus]] in Mumbai to {{stnlnk|Thane}} on 16 April 1853 on a track laid by the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]], {{stnlnk|Pune}} was linked with Mumbai with the completion of the railway track across the [[Bhor Ghat]] incline between {{stnlnk|Palasdari}} to {{stnlnk|Khandala}} in 1862.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html| title = IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date= 3 December 2013}}</ref> GIPR extended its line to Raichur in 1871 and met the line of [[Madras Railway]] thereby establishing direct Mumbai–Chennai link.<ref name="IR History: Early Days – II">{{cite web | url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | title = IR History: Early Days – II | last = Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date= 3 December 2013}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://solapur.gov.in/htmldocs/1977/comm_railways.html | title=Sholapur District Gazetteer | publisher=Gazetteer department | access-date=4 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330015139/http://solapur.gov.in/htmldocs/1977/comm_railways.html | archive-date=30 March 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Barsi Light Railway]] was a {{convert|202|mi|km|adj=on}}-long, {{track gauge|2ft6in}}-wide railway from Kurduvadi to Latur. It was opened in 1897 on a {{convert|22|mi|km|adj=on}} long railway track from Barsi Road to Barsi, and extended in stages.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Barsi_Light_Railway|title=Barsi Light Railway | publisher= fibis| access-date= 4 December 2013}}</ref> The narrow-gauge line from Barsi Road to Pandharpur was extended to Miraj in 1927.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title= IR History Part III (1900-1947)| access-date= 4 December 2013}}</ref>

Gauge conversion from {{track gauge|2ft6in}} to {{track gauge|5ft6in}} 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 {{convert|375|km|mi|adj=on}} long project was completed in 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=823:15.pdf| title=Miraj–Kurduwadi–Latur G.C. Work| publisher=IRICEN, Pune| access-date=4 December 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141709/http://wiki.iricen.gov.in/doku/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=823:15.pdf| archive-date=4 March 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Amenities==
Kurduvadi railway station has a public call office booth with facilities for subscriber trunk dialling, refreshment stalls serving vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, retiring room, waiting room, and book stall.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/kurduvadi-tirupati-train-tickets.html |title = Kurduvadi to Tirupati trains | publisher= Make My Trip | access-date = 5 December 2013}}</ref>

==Workshop==
Kurduvadi Workshop was set up for repair of narrow-gauge steam locomotives, coaches and wagons by Barsi Light Railway in 1930. With the reduction in narrow-gauge rolling stock, the Workshop has taken up new activities as per requirements. Kurduvadi Workshop now undertakes rehabilitation of 20 broad-gauge wagons per month.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,287,389,677,685 |title = Mechanical Department – Kurduwadi Workshop| publisher= Central Railway | access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref>

Kurduvadi had a narrow-gauge diesel-loco shed for Barsi Light Railway. The shed was closed down after conversion of the narrow-gauge railway.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title = Sheds and Workshops| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref>

==Electrification==
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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-asian-development-bank-to-fund-pune-daund-wadi-rail-line-electrification-1496841 |title=Asian Development Bank to fund Pune–Daund–Wadi rail line electrification | publisher= dna, 20 January 2011 | access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-14/pune/35819731_1_railway-route-pune-station-electrification-work | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131208115115/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-14/pune/35819731_1_railway-route-pune-station-electrification-work | url-status = dead | archive-date = 8 December 2013 |title= Electrification of Pune–Daund to start today |date=14 December 2012| work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref>

==Track doubling==
The railway track in the Daund–Wadi sector is being doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article239335.ece?service=print |title = Doubling of track:Faster rail services by 2016| work= The New Indian Express|date=4 November 2011| access-date = 4 December 2013}}</ref>
The railway track in the Kurduwadi–Latur Road sector will be doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.

[[File:Kurduwadi railway station morning.jpg|300px|thumb|none|Kurduwadi railway station morning]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/kurduvadi-junction-kwv/1573 Trains at Kurudvadi]

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{{s-line|system= Indian Railways|previous= Mahisgaon |next= Laul|line= Central Railway zone|branch= Latur–Miraj line |rows1=1}}
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[[Category:Railway stations in Solapur district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Solapur railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1859]]
[[Category:1859 establishments in India]]