Global InformationAkalkot Road railway station information
Akkalkot Road | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Akkalkot, Maharashtra India | ||||
| Coordinates | 17°27′03″N 76°08′18″E / 17.4507°N 76.1383°E | ||||
| Elevation | 456 metres (1,496 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Central Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Mumbai–Chennai line Solapur–Guntakal section | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | AKOR[1] | ||||
| Division(s) | Solapur | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1860 | ||||
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Akkalkot Road railway station is located 11 km from Akkalkot in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra and serves Akkalkot town. Station comes under Solapur railway division of Central Railway zone. There is great demand to stop trains especially Husainsagar express, Dadar Chennai superfast express and other trains as the railway record and local newspapers reflect. There is Shani temple near the station flocked by devotees. Swami Samarth temple flocked by devotees from entire India. The railway track in the Daund–Wadi sector is being doubled at a cost of 1000 crore. Station has computerized reservation counters, Public Call Office booth with subscriber trunk dialling facilities, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment stalls and book stall.[2][3][4]
- ^ "List of Railway Stations and their Codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ South Western Railway (10 January 2014). "Between Akalkot Road-Nagansur Stations on Solapur-Wadi Section Regulation of One Pair of Passenger Trains on 11th January 2014" (Press release).
- ^ Badseshi, Ramkrishna (16 May 2012) [Originally published 4 November 2011]. "Doubling of track: Faster rail services by 2016". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013.
- ^ Dighe, Sandip (20 January 2011). "Asian Development Bank to fund Pune–Daund-Wadi rail line electrification". DNA India.