Purna-Akola line is a railway line connecting Purna Junction and Akola Junction in Maharashtra. It is administered by South Central Railway. Passenger service was inaugurated in 2008, and the converted line was opened in May 2012.
The railway line connects Marathwada and Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. Purna, Parbhani district and Akola belong to Marathwada and Vidarbha region respectively. Basmath, Hingoli and Washim is the major railway station on this section.
Purna-Akola line is also well connected between Secunderabad-Manmad line at Purna and Nagpur-Bhusawal section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line at Akola.
Trains
Some Express and Passenger train passing through the line:
Hazur Sahib Nanded-Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express Nagpur-CSMT Kolhapur Express Kacheguda–Akola Intercity Express Hazur Sahib Nanded-Shri Ganganagar Express Tirupati-Amravati Express Hazur Sahib Nanded-Amritsar Superfast Express Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow)–Yesvantpur Weekly Express Kacheguda–Narkhed Intercity Express Akola-Parli Vaijnath Express Hyderabad-Jaipur Superfast Express Purna-Akola Express Pune-Amravati Express (via Latur) Jaipur-Kurnool city Express Amb Andaura-Hazur Sahib Nanded Superfast Express Akola-Purna Passenger Parli Vaijnath-Akola Passenger
See also Akola-Ratlam line
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