Manmad is a popular and well-known town with the train travelers. And why would it not be? It is but, the Railway town! One of the busiest railway stations for its size, it is the third largest city in Nasik district, and it houses the Central Railway engineering workshop, which is an agency responsible for construction and maintenance of railway bridges across central railways of India. This agency has recently completed a hundred years of successful operation and employs about 1100 workers. The city has a popular sikh gurudwara, which attracts many tourists from all over the country. Manmad is famous for Food Corporation of India\u2019s largest grain storehouses in Asia! It also stands second after Lasalgaon in onion production in all India. Ankai and Tankai forts are located at 8 kilometer distance from Manmad and are popular amongst trekkers. An ancient temple of Agastya rishi is also famous, and is located on the outskirts of the city.<\/p>\n
Manmad is a very important train junction for central railways. Four rail lines converge here \u2013 one from Daund-Pune, from Bhusawal, from Mumbai and the Aurangabad \u2013Hyderabad line. Thus, it becomes a significant changing destination and the station observes heavy footfall at all times. Travelers prefer changing trains here as this junction connects Shirdi, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Konkan, Marathwada and Tirupathi easily. Shirdi is a very famous Sai baba temple city, and is just 55 kilometers away from the Manmad station. Pilgrims take taxis and buses from Manmad to Shirdi for easy and quick transit. Lakhs of people visit Shirdi every year. Daman is around 226 kilometers away from Manmad and is a popular tourist destination; travelers from south of India prefer changing at Manmad for Daman and Diu. The train station at Manmad is neat and clean; facilities are optimum and it is very well maintained.<\/p>\n