Pune–Miraj–Londa line

Pune–Miraj–Londa line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railway
Locale	Maharashtra, Karnataka
Termini	Pune Londa
Service
Operator(s)	Central Railway, South Western Railway
Technical
Line length	468 km (291 mi)
Number of tracks	2/1
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Electrification	No
Operating speed	up to 100 km/hr

km km Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section to Mumbai│to Solapur Pune Junction 000 Ghorpuri 002 NH 65 Saswad Road 011 Phursungi 017 Alandi 023 Shindawane 032 Ambale 041 Rajewadi 046 Jejuri 058 Daundaj 066 to Baramati Valha 074 26 Phaltan Nira 085 18 Surawadi Nira River 7 Taradgaon Lonand 092 0 101 Salpa Adarki 110 120 Wathar Palsi 129 138 Jarandeshwar Satara 145 156 Koregaon Rahimatpur 166 178 Targaon Masur 190 196 Shirravde Karad 204 217 Shenoli Bhavani Nagar 226 232 Takari Kirloskarwadi 239 246 Amnapur Bhilavdi 253 260 Nandre Madhavnagar 269 272 Sangli Vishrambag 274 00 280 Miraj Jaysingpur 12 to Latur Road Nimshirgaon Tamdalge 20 288 Vijaynagar Hatkanangale 28 Maharashtra Karnataka border Rukadi 35 297 Shedbal Panchganga River 307 Ugar Khurd Valivade 42 Krishna River Gur Market 45 314 Kudachi Kolhapur 48 to Bagalkot 321 Chinchli 333 Rayabag 347 Chikodi Road 354 Bagewadi 362 Ghataprabha 368 Gokak Road 377 Parkanhatti 384 Pachhapur 393 Suldhal 405 Sulebhavi 412 Sambre 421 Belgaum 432 Desur 439 Idalhond 448 Khanapur 460 Gunji 468 Londa Junction Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section to Goa│to Hubli km km

Source: Google, Pune-Kolhapur DEMU and Miraj–Londa Passenger

The Pune–Miraj–Londa line is a railway line connecting Pune in Maharashtra and Londa in Karnataka. It traverses the Western ghats and covers a distance of 468 kilometres (291 mi) across Maharashtra and Karnataka. Of the total 468 km distance of this line, 280 km stretch falls under the jurisdiction of Central Railways and the remaining 188 km section under South Western Railway. Despite heavy rail traffic, this line continues to be a single-track non-electrified railway line.Miraj Station is one of the oldest station classified as 'A1' Category of Stations will be renovated by Central Government to make world class station by 2022. Due to Broad Gauge completion between Miraj-Kurduwadi-Parli-Purna,a better connectivity has been developed between Marathwada and Western Maharashtra. Karad - Chiplun Railway line Survey has been completed by Central Railway team to connect to Jaigad Port as part of Central Government's Sagarmala Project and expected to start work soon start to get connectivity to Konkan Railway with Central Railway.Currently Passengers from Satara,Karad,Miraj, Kolhapur are solely dependent on MSRTC as there is no direct train to visit Konkan region for festivals and vacations.

In May 2016, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave approval for doubling of Pune-Miraj-Londa railway line project at an estimated cost of Rs.3,627.47 crore and expected completion cost of Rs.4,246.84 crore with 5% escalation per annum.Centre Government has also approved Electrification of Pune - Kolhapur line and work has already started between Kolhapur towards Miraj.

Major Stations

Major cities in Western Maharashtra such as Pune, Satara, Karad and Sangli lie directly on the Pune–Miraj–Londa line while Kolhapur is connected by a branch line at Miraj. In Karnataka, Belgaum is the major city connected by this line.

Trains

Several important trains such as Udaipur City - Mysuru Palace Queen Humsafar Express, Sri Ganganagar – Tiruchirappalli Humsafar Express Goa Express, Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express, Sharavati Express, Mahalaxmi Express, Koyna Express and Daily trains from Yeshwantpur towards Gandhidham,Ajmer,Jodhpur (Bhagat ki Kothi) travel on this route.Passengers from Kolhapur,Satara and Miraj are highly demanding for starting of DEMU between Kolhapur to Pune, Satara to Pune to have quick connectivity to Pune as it would be very much beneficial for job holders doing jobs in Pune,and staying in Satara, Karad and on route places. There is very long demand from passengers from Karad, Satara, Miraj, Kolhapur to have direct train to Chennai City.

Lonand-Baramati proposed line

As of 2016, trains traveling on this line from Kolhapur towards Manmad have to take a longer route of Kolhapur-Pune, Pune-Daund and Daund-Manmad which also involves reversing train direction twice (at Pune and Daund stations). In order to reduce load on Pune railway station and for the trains traveling directly from Kolhapur to Daund, Indian Railways has proposed a shorter route of 53 km between Lonand and Baramati via Phaltan. Since Baramati railway station is already linked with Daund station, Lonand-Baramati line would shorten travel distance by 73 km. Of the 53 km stretch, work on 29 km stretch between Lonand and Phaltan has already been completed. However, the Railways is unable to complete work on the remaining stretch of 24 km because of stiff local opposition but common passengers are highly demanding this route.