Kurduvadi

Kurduvadi is a town in Solapur district in Maharashtra state of India. Kurduwadi junction is situated on Barshi Light Railway. It is known mainly for the railway junction connecting two different rail tracks. Prior to gauge conversion it used to be a junction with different size gauge tracks. Kurduwadi has central railway's Narrow gauge boggie workshop and goods wagon repair workshop which contributes to the local economy as well. Kurduwadi has MIDC, which has been expanding in past few years. It manufactures various products from goods, such as masala, agriculture equipments, steel sheets. The town contributes in the local economy as it provides everything that requires day to day basis to the nearby villages. Kurduvadi has sub-divisional magistrate's office and residence, sub-divisional agriculture office, sales tax office, Nagarparishad, Panchayat Samiti, railway police force station for the local administration. The city also has K N Bhise college, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule College which provides degrees in science and arts. The town hosts Shivjayanti, Ganpati, Bhimjayanti festival celebrations. The town has been surrounded with highways where food options are available for travellers who are traveling between Pune-Latur and Latur-Kolhapur highways.

==Geography== Kurduvadi is located at . It has an average elevation of 502 metres (1646 feet). The location serves a junction point between Chennai Mumbai Railway Line and Miraj Latur Railway line, also it connects Latur, Barshi, Osmanabad to Pandharpur, Miraj, Sangali, Tembhurni, Akluj, Indapur, Pune, Mumbai via Kurduvadi. Kurduvadi has bypass for highway travelers.