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378:. A part of the narrow gauge Barshi Light Railway track from Kurduvadi to Pandharpur (52 km) was converted to broad gauge in 2001. The narrow-gauge track from Pandharpur to Miraj was converted to broad gauge in 2010. The converted broad gauge track was commissioned in the last quarter of 2010 for freight trains and February 2011 for passenger trains. Now trains run on the broad gauge track from Miraj to Kurduvadi. These include trains from Miraj to Parbhani and from Kolhapur to Solapur via Miraj. The converted Miraj-Kurduvadi railway line has shortened the railway distance between 55: 124: 62: 331:. The new broad gauge track made a detour to connect Osmanabad which was not connected by railway line. The converted broad gauge track from Latur to Osmanabad was commissioned in September 2007 and the converted broad gauge track from Osmanabad-Barshi to Kurduvadi was commissioned in October 2008. 287:, Kurduvadi had a population of 22,773. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kurduvadi has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Kurduvadi, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age. 414: 446: 86: 295:
25 km off Mumbai Solapur Highway, Kurduwadi is accessible from Tembhurni on Mumbai Solapur Highway.Kurduwadi is known mainly for the
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connecting two different rail tracks. Prior to gauge conversion it used to be a junction with different size gauge tracks.
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towards South-West. The branch line called Barshi Light Railway was narrow gauge until 2008. Now it has been converted to
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in south-southwest and was called Barshi Light Railway as it was a narrow gauge track.
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Kurduvadi is a railway junction where one major railway track between
312: 232:. It is situated on Barshi Light Railway It is known mainly for the 201: 196: 275:. It has an average elevation of 502 metres (1646 feet). 383: 379: 371: 359: 355: 284: 367: 363: 347: 343: 339: 324: 316: 229: 129: 311:. A branch railway line takes off from Kuruvadi connecting 351: 335: 438: 362:towards north-northwest. The branch line from 350:intersect. The track from Daund continues to 417:. Census Commission of India. Archived from 374:lies southeast of Kurduvadi and connects to 299:railway workshop and railway junction, 14: 439: 447:Cities and towns in Solapur district 366:towards east of Kurduvadi connects 24: 25: 458: 61: 342:and a branch line track between 122: 60: 53: 278: 407: 396: 74:Location in Maharashtra, India 29:Big town in Maharashtra, India 13: 1: 389: 290: 239: 7: 217:is Big Railway Junction in 10: 463: 163:502 m (1,647 ft) 301:Kurduvadi railway station 244:Kurduvadi is located at 195: 185: 180: 172: 167: 159: 147: 135: 117: 82: 48: 41: 34: 186: • Official 358:towards west and to 259: /  98: /  173: • Total 319:towards East and 283:As of 2001 India 212: 211: 16:(Redirected from 454: 431: 430: 428: 426: 411: 405: 403:Falling Rain Map 400: 274: 273: 271: 270: 269: 264: 260: 257: 256: 255: 252: 234:railway junction 219:Solapur district 128: 126: 125: 113: 112: 110: 109: 108: 103: 99: 96: 95: 94: 91: 64: 63: 57: 32: 31: 21: 462: 461: 457: 456: 455: 453: 452: 451: 437: 436: 435: 434: 424: 422: 421:on 16 June 2004 413: 412: 408: 401: 397: 392: 309:Indian Railways 305:Central Railway 293: 281: 267: 265: 263:18.08°N 75.43°E 261: 258: 253: 250: 248: 246: 245: 242: 123: 121: 106: 104: 102:18.08°N 75.43°E 100: 97: 92: 89: 87: 85: 84: 78: 77: 76: 75: 72: 71: 70: 69: 65: 44: 37: 30: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 460: 450: 449: 433: 432: 406: 394: 393: 391: 388: 382:, Solapur and 292: 289: 280: 277: 241: 238: 210: 209: 199: 193: 192: 187: 183: 182: 178: 177: 174: 170: 169: 165: 164: 161: 157: 156: 151: 145: 144: 139: 133: 132: 119: 115: 114: 80: 79: 73: 67: 66: 59: 58: 52: 51: 50: 49: 46: 45: 42: 39: 38: 35: 28: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 459: 448: 445: 444: 442: 420: 416: 410: 404: 399: 395: 387: 385: 381: 377: 373: 369: 365: 361: 357: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 332: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 288: 286: 276: 272: 237: 235: 231: 227: 224: 220: 216: 207: 203: 200: 198: 194: 191: 188: 184: 179: 175: 171: 166: 162: 158: 155: 152: 150: 146: 143: 140: 138: 134: 131: 120: 116: 111: 83:Coordinates: 81: 56: 47: 40: 33: 27: 19: 423:. Retrieved 419:the original 409: 398: 333: 297:narrow gauge 294: 282: 279:Demographics 268:18.08; 75.43 243: 214: 213: 107:18.08; 75.43 26: 329:broad gauge 266: / 223:Maharashtra 142:Maharashtra 105: / 425:1 November 390:References 321:Pandharpur 168:Population 346:Road and 313:Osmanabad 291:Transport 240:Geography 215:Kurduvadi 197:Time zone 181:Languages 160:Elevation 68:Kurduvadi 36:Kurduvadi 18:Kurudwadi 441:Category 384:Parbhani 380:Kolhapur 202:UTC+5:30 149:District 43:Big town 376:Bijapur 372:Solapur 254:75°26′E 251:18°05′N 190:Marathi 176:45,000+ 154:Solapur 118:Country 93:75°26′E 90:18°05′N 360:Manmad 356:Mumbai 303:, on 285:census 127:  368:Miraj 364:Latur 348:Miraj 344:Latur 340:Daund 325:Miraj 317:Latur 230:India 226:state 137:State 130:India 427:2008 354:and 352:Pune 338:and 336:Wadi 323:and 315:and 221:in 307:of 228:of 206:IST 443:: 386:. 429:. 208:) 204:( 20:)

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Kurudwadi
Kurduvadi is located in Maharashtra
18°05′N 75°26′E / 18.08°N 75.43°E / 18.08; 75.43
India
State
Maharashtra
District
Solapur
Marathi
Time zone
UTC+5:30
IST
Solapur district
Maharashtra
state
India
railway junction
18°05′N 75°26′E / 18.08°N 75.43°E / 18.08; 75.43
census
narrow gauge
Kurduvadi railway station
Central Railway
Indian Railways
Osmanabad
Latur
Pandharpur
Miraj
broad gauge
Wadi
Daund

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