Sainagar Shirdi railway station

Sainagar Shirdi railway station (station code: SNSI) is a major railway station serving the city of Shirdi, Maharashtra state, India. Sainagar Shirdi is a railway terminus and belongs to Central Railways of Indian Railways. It is located at about 3 km from the Holy Divine Temple of Shri Sai Baba. Shri Sai Baba Mandir is the most famous and most visited Shrine of India. Lakhs of people come every day to seek blessings from Shri Sai Baba with the help of this railway station. Temple authority Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust runs free buses from the station to the Temple.

Sainagar Shirdi
Indian Railways station
Sainagar Shirdi
General information
LocationShirdi, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra
India
Coordinates19°46′50.73″N 74°28′48.5″E
Elevation504 metres (1,654 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railways
Line(s)Daund–Manmad branch line
Platforms3
Tracks4
ConnectionsBuses, Taxi stand, Prepaid auto service
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning (Wi-fi Enabled)
Station codeSNSI
Zone(s) Central Railway zone
Division(s) Solapur
History
Opened2009
Electrified2011–12
Location
Sainagar Shirdi is located in Maharashtra
Sainagar Shirdi
Sainagar Shirdi
Location in Maharashtra
Sainagar Shirdi is located in India
Sainagar Shirdi
Sainagar Shirdi
Location in India

History

The 17.5 km (11 mi)-long Puntamba–Shirdi link, connecting the holy city of Shirdi to the Manmad–Daund branch line was completed in 2009. Work began in 2003. The new railway station, Sainagar Shirdi is well connected with many direct trains to different places.[1] The Manmad–Puntamba-Sainagar Shirdi is a broad-gauge line which was electrified in 2011–12.[2] Before this rail link pilgrims reached the town by road after alighting at Kopargaon, Nagarsol, Manmad and Nashik Road railway stations.

Passenger Facilities

The station has two waiting halls one for Upper Class and one for General Class ticket holders. The waiting halls are big which handle large number of passengers. Indian Railways have given a complete makeover with massive transformation to station under Railway's beautification and redevelopment initiative.[3] The station, which falls under Solapur Division of Central Railway zone, has been beautified with paintings to walls and upgraded with various ultra modern facilities. Some of the newly introduced facilities and amenities include new Foot over Bridge (FOB), a new food plaza, lifts, new toilet, CCTV cameras, Wi-Fi Service, coach guidance system, train watering facility at second platform along with tree plantation.[4]

The station have cloak room and lockers.The railway track ends at Shirdi railway station and no train leaves further. You will get trains from all directions of India.

Station View

Food facilities

An IRCTC food canteen is present in the first platform of the station. This provides both in house sitting and parcel services. Snacks are sold by other vendors.

Trains
  1. 22147 Dadar Central–Sainagar Shirdi Weekly Superfast Express
  2. 17207 Sainagar Shirdi–Vijayawada Express (Wednesday) via Secunderabad
  3. 17001 Sainagar Shirdi–Secunderabad Express via Bidar (Monday and Saturday)
  4. 17205 Sainagar Shirdi–Kakinada Port Express via Secunderabad (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday)
  5. 51034 Mumbai CST–Sainagar Shirdi Fast Passenger via Daund
  6. 22602 Sainagar Shirdi-Chennai Central SuperFast Express (Friday) via Yelahanka, Krishnarajapuram (Bangalore), Daund,
  7. 22893 Sainagar Shirdi – Howrah SuperFast Express Via Nagpur (Saturday)
  8. 18504 Sainagar Shirdi–Visakhapatnam Express via Kazipet(Friday)
  9. 12131 Dadar Central–Sainagar Shirdi Superfast Express via Nasik (Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday)
  10. 16218 Mysore–Sainagar Shirdi Express via Bangalore, Daund (Tuesday)
  11. 22455 Sainagar Shirdi–Kalka Express via Bhopal –Agra–New Delhi (Tuesday & Saturday)
  12. 20857 Puri–Sainagar Shirdi Weekly Superfast Express via Manmad–Bhusawal–Nagpur–Raipur–Bhubaneswar (Sunday)
  13. 17418 Tirupati–Sainagar Shirdi Express via Manmad Secunderabad
  14. 11001 Sainagar Shirdi–Pandharpur Express
  15. 77657 Jalna–Sainagar Shirdi DEMU
  16. 22224 Sainagar Shirdi - Mumbai CSMT Vande Bharat Express

References
  1. "Finally, a rail link to Shirdi, from Manmad via Puntamba". The Indian Express. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. "Electrification" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. Devanjana, Nag (28 November 2019). "Indian Railways Sainagar Shirdi railway station gets a beautiful makeover! See pics". The Financial Express. Financial Express. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. Devanjana, Nag (28 November 2019). "Indian Railways Sainagar Shirdi railway station gets a beautiful makeover! See pics". The Financial Express. Financial Express. Retrieved 5 February 2021.


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