Hitendra Malhotra, IRSEE has taken over charge of
Divisional Railway Manager /C.Rly/Solapur Division on 10.10.2017.
SALIENT FEATURES OF SOLAPUR DIVISION
Photo feature on Solapur Division
Check list for Station on Cleanliness
Organisation_Chart
General Administration Organizational Setup
| Sr.No. | Name of Officer | Designation | Phone No. |
| 01 | Shri Hitendra Malhotra | Divisional Railway Manager | 0217-2312270 |
| 02 | Shri V. K. Nagar | Additional Divisional Railway Manager | 0217-2312754 |
| 03 | Shri H. B. Arun | EA to DRM & Sr. Divisional Material Manager | 0217-2311843 |
| 04 | Shri H.V. Sumant | Rajbhasha Adhikari | 0217-2315484 |
| 05 | Shri Salahuddin Mujaheed | PS to DRM (Gazetted) | - |
Solapur Division
As a Railway system, Solapur Division is over 140 years old with main line stretching from Raichur to Pune/Manmad as a part of GIP Railway.After formation of Zonal Railways, later it became a part of South Central Railway between 1966 to 1977, shedding some routes and re-gaining a part later, after it came back to C.Rly.It originally had a combination of BG in main routes besides a short Branch of MG towards Bijapur, which is now BG and about 370 Kms. long stretch of NG connecting Miraj with Latur. This long NG route of Barshi Light Railway (BLR) has also recently become a part of history, with the entire length route having been fully converted into BG.
There are many tall tiled roof buildings throughout the division, posing challenges for maintenance, but providing grandeur look and convenience of high ceiling pitched roof.‘E’ shaped Divisional Offices building with tiled roof and grand long Varandah on either side of the row of offices and greenery in between, is definitely a vintage stuff.This must be one of the unique Divisional Offices building in the entire Indian Railways.Divisional Railway Manager’s residence is also a landmark building in the entire Solapur city
Solapur which is an agglomeration of 16 (Sola) villages to its present status has its great moments in history.Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis is a proud son of Solapur who was chosen and deputed to China to treat wounded Chinese soldiers during Sino-Japanese War in 1938.Yeomen services rendered by Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis for 4 years in China till he passed away at an young age of only 32 years, is still being remembered strongly by Govt. of China.
During ‘Salt Satyagraha Movement’ of Mahatma Gandhi in 1930, Solapur city literally declared freedom for 3 days from British rule during May 1930 when all the Govt. officials and Police were forced out of the town.Tri-colour flag was made to fly on the Municipal building for these 3 days, till the British Army marched into Solapur to restore British rule.For this unprecedented agitation, 4 freedom fighters, namely Mallappa Dhanshetty, Vasant Shinde, Kurban Hussain and Kisan Sarda were captured, tried before Military Court and hanged to death in Jan.1931.All these four Martyrs made their niche in History of Freedom Struggle of India.
Solapur Division includes southern Maharashtra region and Kalaburagi District of Karnataka. It forms part of the Main Line between Mumbai & Chennai. Solapur division is ushering in a new era of development for this region.Following projects which are under way will begin a period of transformation for this region to bring growth and prosperity within the next 3 years.
| Route Kilometers on Solapur Division | Km. |
| Total Route Kilometer | 985.78 |
| Total Electrified Section | 311.27 |
| Total Single Line | 792.91 |
| Total Double Line | 192.87 |
| Double Line Sections | Km. |
|
| Wadi-Kalaburagi | 38.35 |
| Boroti - Wadsinge | 124.16 |
| Bhigvan-Daund | 30.36 |
PROJECTS UNDER PROGRESS :
1)Doubling of Daund – Manmad - 247 Kms. (Rs.370 Cr. sanctioned in 2019-20)
2)Daund – Pune chord line. - 1.4 Km.
3)Road Safety by eliminating level crossings- 27 out of 128.
4)Rehabilitation of old bridges - 58.
ELECTRIFICATION :
a)Latur-Kurduwadi-Miraj section- 377 Route Kms.348 Crores {Work awarded on 4.10.2018}
b)Bhigvan-Kalaburagi- 635 Track Kms. 317.2 Crores {Work awarded on 24.12.2018}
c)Setting up of new Electric Loco shed at Daund – Work in progress by IRCON.
Target Date of Completion - Sept.2019
NEW LINES / PROJECT:
1)Ahmednagar – Beed – Parli - 250 Kms.
2)Phaltan – Pandharpur - 105 Kms.
3)Jeur – Ashti - 78 Kms.
4)Solapur – Tuljapur – Usmanabad - 84.44 Kms.
5)Marathwada Railway Coach Factory,Latur -Construction is in progress on 350 acres of land.
Phase I - 250 coaches per year
Phase II – 500 coaches per year
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