About Shirdi

Shirdi is located approximately 296 km from Mumbai in India. Private Airlines are available from Mumbai to Shirdi. Although Shirdi is not served directly by rail, trains run from Manmad station which is 83 km from the heart of Shirdi, alternatively from Kopargaon station which is 12 km from Shirdi, or Nashik city which is 119 km from Shirdi or Nagarsol. Daund railway station is 200 km from Shirdi.Buses and taxis ply from these railway stations and locations to and from Shirdi. Shirdi can be reached by bus from any of the following cities in Maharashtra State (India): Mumbai, Pune,Vashi,Panvel,Thane,Nashik, Akaluj, Dhule, Nagpur and Aurangabad.Now, recently construction of a new railway station at Shirdi has been completed. It should be operational by May 2009. Currently, four laning of State highway Nagar-Manmad highway is in progress on BOT basis & should be completed by Mid-2010. A new bypass is also been built so people dont have to travel through shirdi & rahata. MSRDC (Maharashtra State Road Development Corp.) has been assigned to execute the works of internal roads in Shirdi. Soon, shirdi will have its own airport by 2012. It is to be located at Kakdi, some 14 km towards south-east of Shirdi. Land aquisition is in progress for the airport work.

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Shirdi is located approximately 296 Kilometers from Mumbai (Bombay) City in India. The nearest railway station is Kopargaon 15 kilometers on Manmad-Daund section of Central Railways.


Shirdi town is situated in Rahata Tahasil in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra State (India). It is located at 19o45' North Latitude and 74o25' East Longitude. It falls on Ahmednagar-Manmad State Highway No.10 at 83 Km. from Ahmednagar, and 15 Km. from Kopargaon.
It (the Ahmednagar -Manmad road) was a very busy route in the old times. It is located at 185 Km. to the East from Western Seashore line.
Shirdi is not on railway map. To reach 'Shirdi' via railway one has to reach 'Manmad' station which is 83 Km. from 'Shirdi Village' or 'Nashik' city which is 119 Km. from 'Shirdi'. From there one may reach 'Shirdi Village' by taking bus or taxi.

ROADWAYS SERVICES
Shirdi Can be reached by taking a Bus from any of the following cities in Maharashtra State (India). Also buses to the same cities, depart from the Shirdi Bus Station.

RAILWAYS SERVICES
Shirdi is having the Railway ticket booking facility as the Administration has opened "Computerised Railway Counter" at Shirdi, within Temple Premises. The devotees are getting To and Fro tickets as well as reservations of all the stations within India. They get the same facilities as they would have from any of the metropolitan city's railyway station.

Station	Distance from Shirdi
1. Manmad (Junction)	58 Km
2. Kopargaon (Daund-Manmad Line)	16 Km
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Airlines (Domestic And International)
The following Airports fall near Shirdi.

Airports	Distance from Shirdi
Aurangabad, Maharashtra State (Domestic)	150 Km.
Pune, Maharashtra State (Domestic)	215 Km.
Mumbai, Maharashtra State (Domestic & International)	282 Km.
Nasik, Maharashtra State, India (Domestic)	90 Km.