Daund Chord Line railway station

Daund Chord Line railway station is a railway station on bypass line joining Mumbai–Chennai line and Daund–Manmad branch line, located in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. It is also a junction station, although it is not named so.

Daund Chord Line
Express train and Passenger train station
General information
LocationNew Daund, Pune district, Maharashtra
 India
Coordinates18.4671°N 74.5535°E / 18.4671; 74.5535
Elevation514 metres (1,686 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railways
Line(s)On bypass line joining Mumbai–Chennai line and Daund–Manmad branch line
Platforms1[1]
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDDCC
Zone(s) Central Railway zone
Division(s) Solapur
History
Opened2020
Electrified25 kV AC
Location
Daund Chord Line railway station is located in Maharashtra
Daund Chord Line railway station
Daund Chord Line railway station
Location in Maharashtra
Daund Chord Line railway station is located in India
Daund Chord Line railway station
Daund Chord Line railway station
Daund Chord Line railway station (India)

History

The Pune–Raichur sector of the Mumbai–Chennai line was opened in stages: the portion from Pune to Barshi Road was opened in 1859, from Barshi Road to Mohol in 1860 and from Mohol to Solapur also in 1860. Work on the line from Solapur southwards began in 1865, and the line was extended to Raichur in 1871.[2]

Daund station was established in 1858 or 1859, the Daund-Baramati metre-gauge track was constructed in 1906. Daund became a junction after the broad-gauge Daund-Manmad track was built. Daund got connected to Srigonda by road when in 1928 the bridge over river Bhima was constructed.

Before establishment of Daund Chord Line railway station, trains from Pune, Goa, Hubli, etc, and going to Delhi, Howrah, etc had to get their engines reversed in opposite direction at Daund Junction, which was a very time-consuming process. To avoid this problem, a new station for halting such trains was established in 2020, named Daund Chord Line. Since then, trains running on above routes halt at Daund Chord Line, bypassing Daund Junction.[3][4][5]

Amenities

Daund Chord Line railway station has no amenities.

References

  1. "IndiaRailInfo". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). "IR History: Early Days – II". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. M, Yasin. "2027002-11: This new line". India Rail Info. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. "Daund chord line, which will reduce rail travel time by 45 minutes, to be operational by next week". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2019.
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