Latur railway station
Railway station in Maharashtra, India
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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, Dharashiv, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Panvel, Thane, Kalyan, Mumbai, sangli, Pandharpur, Miraj, Kolhapur, Udgir, Bidar, Vikarabad, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Yeshwantpur, Bangalore.
India
Indian Railway StationLatur railway station | |||||
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 Latur railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Arvi, Latur, Maharashtra India | ||||
| System | Indian Railway Station | ||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operator | Central Railways | ||||
| Line | Latur–Miraj section, | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Connections | Auto Rickshaw, Taxi stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Accessible |  Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | LUR | ||||
| Zone(s) | Central Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Solapur | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1897 | ||||
| Rebuilt | 2006 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| Daily | 30000 (Approximately) | ||||
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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
- Latur–Mumbai SF Express
- Kazipet – Hadapsar Express
- Panvel–Hazur Sahib Nanded Express
- Nagpur– SCSMT Kolhapur Express
- Yesvantpur–Latur Express
- Deekshabhoomi Express
- Mumbai CSMT–Bidar Superfast Express
- Pune–Amravati Express(via Latur)
- SANGLI - PARLI DEMU EXPRESS
- Pandharpur – Tirupati Express
- Nizamabad – Pandharpur Express (UR)
- LTT Mumbai - Solapur Express
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
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
- Latur Road Junction
- Harangul railway station