Akalkot Road railway station

Akkalkot Road railway station is located 7 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]

Akkalkot Road
Indian Railways station
LocationAkkalkot, Maharashtra
India
Coordinates17.4507°N 76.1383°E / 17.4507; 76.1383
Elevation456 metres (1,496 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railway
Line(s)Mumbai–Chennai line Solapur–Guntakal section
Platforms4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeAKOR[1]
Division(s) Solapur
History
Opened1860
Location
Akkalkot Road
Location within India
Akkalkot Road
Akkalkot Road (Maharashtra)

Trains

Some of the trains that pass through Akkalkot Road are:

  • 57631/57632 Solapur–Guntakal Passenger
  • 57130/57131 Hyderabad–Bijapur Passenger for Hyderababd
  • 57650/57651 Wadi–Solapur Passenger
  • 11301/11302 Udyan Express for Bangalore (overnight), Mumbai (day)
  • 11027/11028 Mumbai CST–Chennai Express for Mumbai (overnight) Chennai Tirupati, Mantralayam Rd
  • 57659/57658 Solapur–Falaknuma Passenger for Hyderabad
  • 57133/57134 Raichur–Bijapur Passenger
  • 57628/57629 Gulbarga–Solapur Passenger
  • 57129/57128 Bijapur-Bolarum Passenger for Hyderabad

References
  1. "List of Railway Stations and their Codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. 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).
  3. Badseshi, Ramkrishna (16 May 2012) [Originally published 4 November 2011]. "Doubling of track: Faster rail services by 2016". New Indian Express.
  4. Dighe, Sandip (20 January 2011). "Asian Development Bank to fund Pune–Daund-Wadi rail line electrification". DNA India.


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