The first passenger train in India from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai to Thane ran on 16 April 1853 on the track laid by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.

The GIPR line was extended to Kalyan Junction in 1854 and then on the south-east side to Khopoli via Palasdari at the foot of the Western Ghats in 1856.

While construction work was in progress across the Bhor Ghat, GIPR opened to public the Khandala–Pune track in 1858.

[3][4] That is roughly one dead builder per meter of railway line - or an average of 8 dead builders per day for a time span of 8 years - an incredible death toll made possible by the neglect and carelessness of British colonialists.

[5] The 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Manmad–Daund line was opened in 1878 and connected the two main sections (the south-east and north east) of GIPR.

[9] Railway electrification in India began with the first electric train, between Bombay Victoria Terminus and Kurla by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway's (GIPR) on 3 February 1925, on 1.5 kV DC.

[18] However, the stretch between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Kalyan Junction is classified as 'Group A' lines, where trains can take speed up to 160 km/h.

Kurduwadi had a narrow gauge diesel loco shed for Barsi Light Railway.

Kurduwadi Workshop was set up for repair of narrow gauge steam locomotives, coaches and wagons by Barsi Light Railway in 1930.

[20] Dadar, Pune and Solapur on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.