Solapur railway station


Solapur railway station is located in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra and serves Solapur city and the industrial belt around it. It is headquarters of Solapur Railway Division and a part of Central Railway zone. It is the 4th cleanest railway station in India ranked A-1 among 500 main stations in India

Location

Located in Bhima basin, the area is home to powerloom and handloom textile units, beedi-making and other industries. Once the financial center of the Yadavas region, it is the largest city amongst its neighbouring districts in Maharashtra and Karnataka border.

History

The first train in India traveled from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853 on a track laid by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. The GIPR line was extended to Kalyan in 1854 and then on the south-east side to Khopoli via Palasdari railway station at the foot of the Western Ghats in 1856. While construction work was in progress across the Bhor Ghat, GIPR opened to public the Khandala-Pune track in 1858. The Bhor Ghat incline connecting Palasdari to Khandala was completed in 1862, thereby connecting Mumbai and Pune. GIPR extended its line to Raichur in 1871 and met the line of Madras Railway thereby establishing direct Mumbai-Chennai link.
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 Solapur also in 1860. Work on the line from Solapur southwards was begun in 1865.
The metre gauge Solapur-Hubli line was opened in stages. The Gadag-Hotgi section was opened in 1884 and the Hotgi-Solapur section in 1887. The line was converted to broad gauge in 2008.

Electrification

The Pune-Solapur-Wadi line will be electrified with a loan of Rs. 1,500 crore from Asian Development Bank. Work was initiated in 2012.

Track doubling

The railway track in the Daund-Wadi sector will be doubled at a cost of Rs. 700 crore.

Passenger movement

Solapur railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.
It's Serve Daily 120000+ Passengers.