Sainagar Shirdi railway station

Sainagar Shirdi
Indian Railway Station
Location Shirdi, Maharashtra
 India
Coordinates 19°46′50.73″N 74°28′48.5″E / 19.7807583°N 74.480139°ECoordinates: 19°46′50.73″N 74°28′48.5″E / 19.7807583°N 74.480139°E
Elevation 504m
Line(s) Daund - Manmad Branch Line
Platforms 1
Construction
Structure type Standard, on ground
Other information
Station code SNSI
Division(s) Solapur
History
Opened 2009
Electrified 2011-12
Location
Sainagar Shirdi railway station
Location in Maharashtra

Sainagar Shirdi Railway Station is a railway station in the city of Shirdi, Maharashtra state, India. Sainagar Shirdi is a railway terminus and belongs to Central Railways of Indian Railways.

History

The 17.5 km (11 mi) long Puntamba-Shirdi link, connecting the holy city of Shirdi to the Manmad-Daund branch line was completed in 2009. Work had started in 2003. The new railway station, Sainagar Shirdi is well connected with many direct trains to different places.[1] The Manmad-Puntamba-Sainagar Shirdi is a broad gauge line which was electrified in 2011-12.[2] Before this rail link pilgrims used to reach the town by road after alighting at Kopargaon, Manmad and Nashik Road railway stations.

Trains

  1. 17207 Sainagar Shirdi - Vijayawada Junction Express (Wednesday) Via S'bad
  2. 17001 Sainagar Shirdi - Secunderabad Junction Express (Monday and Saturday)Via Bidar
  3. 17205 Sainagar Shirdi - Kakinada Town Junction Express (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday)Via S'bad
  4. 51034 Sainagar Shirdi - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Fast Passenger (Daily) Via Daund
  5. 22602 Sainagar Shirdi - Chennai Central SuperFast Express (Friday)Via Yelahanka, Krishnarajapuram(Bangalore), Daund,
  6. 22893 Sainagar Shirdi - Kolkata Howrah Junction SuperFast Express (Saturday)Via Nagpur
  7. 17205 Sainagar Shirdi - Vishakapatnam Junction Express (Sunday, Thursday and Saturday)Via Kazipet
  8. 12132 Sainagar Shirdi - Mumbai Dadar Central SuperFast Express (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday)Via Nasik
  9. 16218 Sainagar Shirdi - Mysore Express (Tuesday)Via Bangalore, Daund
  10. 22455 Sainagar Shirdi - Chandigarh - Kalka Superfast Express (Tuesday & Saturday) Via [Bhopal - Agra - NDLS]
  11. 18408 Sainagar Shirdi - Puri weekly Express (Sunday) Via [Manmad-Bhusawal-Nagpur-Raipur-Bhubneswar]

References

  1. ↑ "Finally, a rail link to Shirdi, from Manmad via Puntamba". The Indian Express, 9 February 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  2. ↑ "Electrification" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 2013-03-24.

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