Miraj Junction railway station

Miraj Junction
Indian Railways
Miraj Junction Railway station
General information
Location	Miraj, Sangli, Maharashtra India
Coordinates	16°49′11″N 74°38′20″E
Elevation	554 metres (1,818 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railway
Transit authority	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Pune–Miraj–Londa line Miraj–Kolhapur Miraj-Latur section
Platforms	6
Tracks	14
Bus routes	Miraj - Sangli,Kurundwad,Kupwad,Malgaon,Pune,Pandharpur,Solapur,Kolhapur,Konkan,etc.
Bus stands	Miraj Bus Stand, Sangli Bus Stand
Bus operators	MSRTC, KSRTC, TSRTC, etc.
Construction
Structure type	Standard at ground
Parking	Available (Paid)
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	MRJ
Zone(s)	Central Railway
Division(s)	Pune
Fare zone	Central Railway
History
Opened	1886 (1886)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Lift Constructed on Platform no,1&3
Location Miraj Junction Location within India Miraj Junction Miraj Junction (Maharashtra)

Miraj Junction railway station (station code:- MRJ) is an important railway station in the city of Miraj, Maharashtra. The Pune – Yeshwantpur railway line passes through Miraj where it meets the Miraj – Kolhapur branch line. The Miraj - Nagpur section starts at Miraj and passes through towns such as Pandharpur, Kurduvadi, Barshi, Latur, Parli Vaijnath and Osmanabad. It is also a major Junction on Mumbai - Miraj - Bangalore line and Miraj - Nagpur line (via Kurduvadi, Dharashiv, Purna and Nanded.

The number of platforms is 6. The number of trains that halt there is 58. The number of trains that originate there is 9.

The number of trains which terminate there is 9.

Miraj Junction

The total number of trains is 70.

Rani Chennamma Express

Rani Chennamma Exp

The Rani Chennamma express runs from Miraj junction railway station to Bangalore City railway station and is one of the most prestigious trains of the South Western Railway. The train covers an average distance of 749 km, operating on a daily basis. The train also ran from Bengaluru to Miraj Junction as Kittur Express during the Meter gauge Era.

The Rani Chennamma Express is commonly referred to as the "Queen of South Western Railways" with train number 16589/90. Due to congestion at Miraj, this train's route was extended to Sangli Railway Station recently.

Miraj - Hazrat Nizamuddin Darshan SF Express.

The Darshan Express (Miraj Jn - Hazrat Nizamuddin) was initially started between Pune & Delhi due to Single line constraints between Pune & Miraj. Then, post-doubling, electrification & demands, the train was extended to Miraj Junction with halts at Jejuri, Satara, Karad & Sangli on a weekly basis.

Miraj - Bikaner weekly superfast express Miraj - Bikaner weekly superfast express is a superfast express train connecting Miraj to Bikaner. The train starts its journey from Miraj every Tuesday at 14.25 PM and reaches Bikaner on Wednesday at 20.40 PM. en route, it stops at Sangli, Kirloskarwadi, Karad, Satara, Lonand, Pune, Lonawala, Kalyan, Vasai road, etc.

History

The Miraj station, which is run by the Central Railway, has been established in the history of the Southern Maratha Railway Company. Railway lines were constructed between Koregaon and Miraj in June 1887 by the Southern Maratha Railway Company. Soon after the success of the railway on this route, the Miraj to Belgaum railway was constructed in December 1887. As the importance of the Miraj station in the Sangli district came to the attention of the South Maratha Railway Company, the company decided to rapidly expand the Miraj station and the trains running through this route.

The Southern Maratha Railway was merged with the Madras Railway Company. Indian Railways took over the railway system from Madras Railway in 1944, but the Government of India had to wait until 1949 to take over the system in Miraj because during that time the Miraj-Kolhapur railway line was being run by Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur, and the Miraj-Sangli railway line was being run by Patwardhan Sarkar of Sangli. After the merging of the institutions, both railway stations were taken over by the Government of India. In 1952, a start was made for the reorganization of the railways. After that, various departments of railways were established to expand the railways. Accordingly, both Miraj and Kolhapur stations were given to the then South-Central Railway. At the same time, the Pune-Bangalore, Miraj-Sangli, and Miraj-Kolhapur meter gauge railway lines were given to the South Central Railway, and the Miraj-Latur narrow gauge railway line was given to the Central Railway. After that, the development of the expansion of the railway in Miraj has slowed down. The Miraj to Koregaon rail line was completed in June 1887, and the Koregaon to Pune line in November 1890.

The Londa-Belgaum railway was started in 1887 and the Belgaum Miraj railway was started in December 1887. As the number of passengers on the railway increased gradually, the trains were also expanded.

The task of creating an identity for Miraj railway station was done by the then South Central and now South Western Railways. The Miraj railway station was included in the Central Railway to further the mainstreaming of the Miraj station on the Maharashtra border.

Miraj has been known for its Geographical location feasibility and excellent connectivity through Rail and Roadways centrally located in many Districts of Maharashtra & Karnataka.

A new railway line from Kudachi to Bagalkote is under construction to further develop railway connectivity from Miraj to important cities of Karnataka like Vijayapura/Bijapur, Bagalkote, Jamkhandi, Athani, Gadag due to huge footfall of Passengers to Miraj for Medical Treatments.

Background

Before 1994, Miraj had a unique combination of three different gauges:

• Miraj-Pune and Miraj-Kolhapur, both with broad gauge lines,
• Miraj-Bangalore meter gauge line,
• Miraj-Pandharpur-Latur narrow gauge line.

By 2008, the entire Latur–Miraj section was converted from narrow gauge to broad gauge, linking Miraj with Solapur and beyond. After the gauge conversion was completed, Miraj only had broad gauge lines.

Miraj had a Steam loco shed in the past near the current Miraj- Bangalore line. Locomotives of the Miraj loco shed ran up to Dharmawaram. After the steam Locomotives were discontinued from service in the '90s, the Miraj loco shed was permanently closed. Trains like Bangalore Mail, Poona Mail, Kittur Express, Mandovi MG Express, Gomantak MG Express, Goa Express, and Koyna Express originated From Miraj Junction.

Currently, the Rani Chennamma Express still originates from Miraj Junction railway station. Miraj junction has facilities for coach maintenance and locomotive maintenance. All DEMU trains of Miraj-Kolhapur, Miraj-Pune, Miraj-Parali, Miraj-Satara, and Miraj-Kurduwadi routs are maintained here.

Jaldoot water train

Due to the drought the Latur city faced for three consecutive years, the summer of 2016 presented itself with extreme scarcity of water. To overcome this issue, a joint project was then requested by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. After further research, and many changes in plan, Miraj was chosen to transport water to Latur from 342 km. The "Jaldoot" train made its first experimental run on 11 April 2016, carrying 10 tanker wagons, each filled with 50,000 liters of water.

Originating/Terminating Trains of Miraj Jn.

• Miraj Jn - SSS Hubbali Express (17331)
• Miraj Jn - Castlerock Express (17333)
• Miraj Jn - Londa Express (07351)
• Miraj Jn - Parli Demu Express (11412)
• Miraj Jn - Kolhapur Demu express (01513)
• Miraj Jn - Kolhapur Demu express (01543)
• Miraj Jn - Kolhapur Demu express (01547)
• Miraj Jn - Kurduwadi DEMU Special (01546)
• Miraj Jn - Bikaner Weekly Express(20475)
• Miraj Jn - Hazarat Nizamuddin Darshan Superfast Express(12493)

Terminating

• Sangli - Miraj Demu (01549)

Trains that are terminated at Miraj junction.

For latest timetable click here - Miraj junction

Trains Haltings at Miraj Jn.

Train No.	Name	Arrival Time	Departure Time	Arrival Day	Category
22497	Shri Ganganagar - Tiruchchirappalli Humsafar Express				Hms
22498	Tiruchchirappalli - Shri Ganganagar Humsafar Express				Hms
19668	Palace Queen Humsafar Express				Hms
19667	Palace Queen Humsafar Express				Hms
12629	Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (Via Pune)				SKR
12630	Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (Via Pune)				SKR
22685	Yesvantpur - Chandigarh Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express				SKR
22686	Chandigarh - Yesvantpur Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express				SKR
12779	Goa Express			All Days	SF
12780	Goa Express			All Days	SF
12147	SCSMT Kolhapur - Hazrat Nizamuddin SF Express				SF
12148	Hazrat Nizamuddin - SCSMT Kolhapur SF Express				SF
22156	SCSMT Kolhapur - Kalaburagi SF Express			All Days	SF
22155	Kalaburagi - SCSMT Kolhapur SF Express			All Days	SF
11050	SCSMT Kolhapur - Ahmedabad SF Express				SF
11049	Ahmedabad - SCSMT Kolhapur Superfast Express				SF
12781	Mysuru - Hazrat Nizamuddin Swarna Jayanti SF Express				SF
12782	Hazrat Nizamuddin - Mysuru Swarna Jayanti SF Express				SF
11097	Pune - Ernakulam Jn Poorna Express				Exp
11098	Ernakulam Jn - Pune Poorna Express				Exp
16542	Pandharpur - Yesvantpur Weekly Express				Exp
16541	Yesvantpur -Pandharpur Weekly Express				Exp
11045	SCSMT Kolhapur - Dhanbad Weekly Express				Exp
11046	Dhanbad - SCSMT Kolhapur Weekly Express				Exp
11403	Nagpur - SCSMT Kolhapur Express				Exp
11404	SCSMT Kolhapur - Nagpur Express				Exp
17411	CSMT - SCSMT Mahalaxmi Express			All Days	Exp
17412	SCSMT - CSMT Mahalaxmi Express			All days	Exp
17317	SSS Hubballi - Dadar Central Express			All days	Exp
17318	Dadar Central - SSS Hubballi Express			All days	Exp
11029	SCSMT _ CSMT Koyna Express			All days	Exp
11030	CSMT - SCSMT Koyna Express			All days	Exp
11022	Tirunelveli - Dadar Central Chalukya Express (Via Yesvantpur)				Exp
11021	Dadar Central - Tirunelveli Chalukya Express (Via Yesvantpur)				Exp
17415	TPTY - SCSMT Haripriya Express			All days	Exp
17416	SCSMT - TPTY Haripriya Express			All days	Exp
11036	MYS - DR Sharavati Express				Exp
11035	DR - MYS Sharavati Express				Exp
16505	Gandhidham - KSR Bengaluru Express				Exp
16506	KSR Bengaluru - Gandhidham Express				Exp
16210	Mysuru - Ajmer Express				Exp
16209	Ajmer - Mysuru Express				Exp
16532	KSR Bengaluru - Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express				Exp
16531	Ajmer - KSR Bengaluru Garib Nawaz Express				Exp
11040/	Gondia - SCSMT Maharashtra Express				Exp
11039	SCSMT - Gondia Maharashtra Express				Exp
16533	Jodhpur - KSR Bengaluru Express (Via Guntakal)				Exp
16534	KSR Bengaluru -Jodhpur Express (Via Guntakal)				Exp
11006	Puducherry - Dadar Central Express				Exp
11005	Dadar Central - Puducherry Express				Exp
01024	SCSMT Kolhapur Special Fare Special - Pune Jn.			All Days	Exp
01023	Pune Jn. - SCSMT Kolhapur Special Fare Special			All Days	Exp
11426	SCSMT Kolhapur - Pune DEMU Express			All Days
11425	Pune - SCSMT DEMU Express			All Days
01541	Satara - SCSMT Kolhapur DEMU Special			All Days
01542	SCSMT Kolhapur - Satara DEMU Special			All Days
01550	SCSMT Kolhapur - Sangli DEMU Special			All Days

| |All Days | |- | |16589/90 |Sangli - KSR Bengaluru - Sangli Rani chennamma express

Connecting Major Cities

• Mumbai
• Pune
• Nagpur
• Ahemdabad
• Bangalore
• Nashik
• Delhi
• hubballi
• Chandigarh
• Ernakulam
• Shri Ganganagar
• Ajmer
• Jodhpur
• Puducherry
• Kochuvelli
• Solapur
• Dhanbad
• Vasco
• Mangalore
• Kochi
• Udaipur
• Mysuru
• Tirupati

• And More
• As of 2023, Miraj is the Highest revenue-generating Railway station under the A1 category of Pune Division after Pune & Falls.

After completing the doubling and electrification of the entire Pune-Miraj-Bangaluru line, many new trains will start from Miraj towards Chennai, Nanded, Howrah, Mangalore, etc.

Station Expectation/lack of Facility

Miraj railway station is always neglected by the railways. No new trains have started from the Miraj railway station in the last several years. In addition, no new trains have been extended to Miraj.

Hubli Division is desperate due to the indifference of Pune Division

A large number of passengers travel from Miraj railway station on all four routes namely Pune, Solapur, Belgaum, and Kolhapur. Passengers are facing inconvenience as railway trains are not available. Because of this, the expansion of railway trains along with the introduction of new railway trains has been the demand of railway passenger organizations including the Miraj Railway Action Committee for the last several years.

Miraj junction will be developed as a Model station under the Amrut Bharat Station Scheme. RLDA is looking this project.