Osmanabad railway station (station code: UMD) is situated on Latur Road Junction–Miraj Junction line of Central Railway.

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Osmanabad railway station
Indian Railway Station
General information
Location	National Highway 52, Osmanabad, Maharashtra  India
Coordinates	18.247891°N 76.0206763°E / 18.247891; 76.0206763
Elevation	679 metres (2,228 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railways
Line(s)	Latur Road–Miraj line, Solapur–Tuljapur-Osmanabad line(under construction )
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Station code	UMD
Zone(s)	Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Solapur
History
Opened	2006
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
10000 daily approx
Location
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Osmanabad is well connected by railway to Mumbai, Pune, Daund, Kolhapur, Miraj, Pandharpur, Latur, Parli Vaijnath, Parbhani, Nanded, Nagpur, Akola, Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Barshi, Bidar, Hyderabad & Udgir.

History

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Before 2004, a narrow-gauge track connecting Latur to Kurduvadi was passing through Osmanabad district. Yedshi was nearest station for Osmanabad which was 18 km away from Osmanabad City. During the gauge conversion from narrow gauge to broad gauge, then Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh decided to change the track alignment and directed towards Osmanabad city and Latur–Kurudvadi broad-gauge route is passed through Osmanabad. In first step broad-gauge track between Latur–Osmanabad was completed and it became functional in 2007. First train arrived at Osmanabad railway station was Mumbai–Osmanabad Express. That train continued for one year via Aurangabad, Manmad. Later on in next year Osmanabad–Kurudvadi track was completed and it became functional in same year that is 2008. Latur–Mumbai Express was started via Kurduvadi, Pune in 2008. Nowadays, Osmanabad is well connected by rail to all important cities in Maharashtra and India.

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