Pune–Nashik rail line
| Pune–Nasik railway line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status |
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| Locale | Maharashtra, India |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 20 (proposed) |
| Website | https://www.maharail.com/project-pune_nashik.php |
| History | |
| Planned opening | 2027 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 231 km (144 mi) |
| Track length | 231 km (144 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
The Pune–Nasik railway line is a proposed higher speed railway between the cities of Pune and Nashik.[1] The project will allow trains to cover the 235.5 km route in around two hours at speeds of up to 200 km/h, including future-proofing for 250 km/h.[2]
Once completed this will link two of the most important industrial cities of India and thus will complete Maharashtra's industrial triangle (Mumbai, Pune and Nashik) link by rail. This will also benefit growth of trade and commerce in both cities and also will help growth of rural industries on the route. This link will also benefit some spiritual destinations like Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga, Ashatavinayak at Ojhar and Lenyadri and Pabal Jain temple. The new industrial zone at Chakan, Rajgurunagar and Sinnar area will get a rail connectivity by this project.[3]
It will be funded from a mixture of state government and private investor money.[4]
Route
- Old Plan
The total length of this route initially was 265 km out of which 34 km between Pune Junction and Talegaon is already existing and 32 km between Nasik Road and Sinnar (Gulwanch) was under land acquiring process. The Nasik road to Sinnar/Gulwanch section requires land from ten villages Eklahare, Hinganwedhe and Jakori in Nashik taluka, Jogaltembi, Nayangaon, Dashwandi, Patpimri, Baragaon Pimpri and Gulwanch in Sinnar Taluka and Pimpalgaon-Nipani in Niphad Taluka.[5] Due to the length of route this plan was scrapped. (265 km by rail compared to 202 km by road between Pune and Nashik road)
- New plan
However this route was revised and now will be 231 km instead of old 265 km. The new route will divert from Manjari (11 km from Pune Junction) instead of old diversion from Talegaon. There will be total of 24 stations out of which 8 are major and 16 minor and 18 tunnels on the new route and construction will be completed by 2022/23. There will be major stations at Chakan, Rajgurunagar, Manchar, Narayangaon, Ale Phata, Sangamner, Sinnar and Satpur. This will be a double track project supporting speed of 200 - 250 kmhr. Operation speed will be restricted to 140 kmhr and is expected to reduce journey time to 2 hours.
Rolling stock
The depot of this project will be at Nasik Road and will be operated by 6 EMU trains have length of 6 coaches and will have capacity to carry 450 passengers. These trains will make 8 trips per day for each rake. There will be total of 48 trips in a day. The signaling will be ERTMS-II signaling system. The EMUs will be designed for 25KV AC traction. It is expected that daily 87,000 commuters will commute on this route.
References
- ^ Sengupta, Joy (2 March 2017). "Pune-Nashik rail line survey to end soon - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "MAHARAIL - Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited". www.maharail.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- ^ Railways gives go-ahead to Pune-Nashik route
- ^ "Pune - Nashik Semi High Speed Rail – Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- ^ MIDC plans to acquire land for Sinnar-Eklahare railway line project by Jan