Latur railway station

Latur Railway Station

New Latur Railway Station
Location Arwi, Latur
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Latur Road-Miraj line
Platforms 2
Connections Taxi Stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (On Ground Station)
Parking Available
Other information
Station code LUR
Fare zone Central Railway
Traffic
Passengers (Daily) 6,000

Latur(Station Code: LUR) is a station located on the Latur-Miraj section of Solapur(SLP) Division of Central Railway(CR).

The Manmad-Kacheguda Broad gauge railway line which emanates from the Vikarabad-Latur Road-Parli trunk route at Latur Road is an important artery of traffic in Latur district. The importance of this line lies in the fact that it has opened for traffic the Coal tract in Marathwada region. It also serves as a link between Aurangabad and Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. As a matter of fact this line was formerly the only route of traffic as there were no good roads in the Marathwada region.

Latur comes under the Solapur (SLP) Division of CR. Latur has rail connectivity with Manmad, Aurangabad, Nanded, Parbhani, bidar, Parli Vaijnath, Osmanabad, Gangakhed, Mudkhed, Adilabad, Nagpur, Basar, Nizamabad, Nasik, Mumbai, Pune, Daund, and Kachiguda (HYB).

Latur-Mumbai Express between Latur and Mumbai is the most prestigious train passing through this station.

Central Railway have also started a Train from Osmanabad- Hyderabad which passes from Latur.

Latur Railway Station is one of the most important railway stations of the Central Railway. It is the entrance to the Cultural Capital of Marathwada. The security is maintained by Railway Protection Force.

Being the main station, Latur station is a busy station. Several trains operate on a regular basis connecting to Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Nanded, Parbhani, Nasik and Nizamabad, and many other major cities of Maharashtra.

Services

Sr. No. Train No. Train Name
1 17613/17614 Pune-H.Sahib Nanded - Pune Express(Via Latur)
2 07621/07622 Pune-H.Sahib Nanded-Pune Special (Via Latur)
3 51435/51426 Miraj-Parali Vaijnath-Miraj Passenger
4 11403/11404 Nagpur-Kolhapur-Nagpur Express
5 11405/11406 Pune - Amravati - Pune Express
6 11075/11076 Bidar- Mumbai LTT - Bidar Weekly Express
7 17013/17014 Pune-Hyderabad - Pune Express
8 11011/11012 Mumbai LTT - Nanded - Mumbai LTT Weekly Express
9 22107/22108 Latur-Mumbai CST-Latur Superfast Express
10 51433/51434 Nizamabad-Pandharpur-Nizamabad Passenger

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