Pune Suburban Railway
An EMU atShivajinagar bound forLonavala
Overview
Native name	पुणे उपनगरीय रेल्वे
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Pune district,Maharashtra, India
Transit type	Suburban Rail
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	18
Daily ridership	100,000
Website	cr.indianrailways.gov.in
Operation
Began operation	11 March 1978[1]
Operator(s)	Central Railway (CR)
Character	At-grade
Train length	12 cars
Technical
System length	63 km (39 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz ACoverhead line

Pune Suburban Railway (Marathi: पुणे उपनगरीय रेल्वे), also known asPune Local, is asuburban rail system connectingPune to its suburbs and neighboring villages inPune District,Maharashtra. It is operated byCentral Railway (CR), part ofIndian Railways. The system operates on two routes,Pune Junction–Lonavala and its partShivaji Nagar–Talegaon. 17 trains operate onPune Junction–Lonavala route and 4 trains operate onShivaji Nagar–Talegaon route.^[2] Also,DEMU trains operate onPune Junction–Daund–Baramati route.

TheCentral Railway (CR) introducedelectric multiple units (EMU) on the existing 63 km railway line between Pune Junction and Lonavala on 11 March 1978. The line had previously been serviced by regular trains. The EMU service reduced end-to-end travel time on the line from 2.5 hours to 1.5 hours.^[1]

Nine-car trains were operated on the Pune Suburban Railway until March 2009, when they were replaced by 12-car services.^[3]

Note: Stations inbold are terminal stations.

v t e Pune–Lonavala Pune Suburban Railway System
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Pune Junction RTO Bridge Mutha River JM Road Bridge Shivaji Nagar FC Road Bridge Range Hills Bridge Khadki Crossing Khadki Mula River Dapodi Crossing Dapodi Dapodi Bridge Kasarwadi PCMC Power House Pimpri Shatlejatal Dhandge Path Chinchwad Bridge Chinchwad Akurdi Bridge Nigdi Pradhikaran Bridge Akurdi Ravet Crossing Mumbai - Pune Road (NH 4) Dehu Road Begdewadi Ghorawadi Talegaon Talegaon - Urse Road Vadgaon Kanhe Kamshet Mumbai–Pune Road (NH 4) Malavli Mumbai–Pune Expressway Lonavala Khandala

v t e Pune–Daund–Baramati Pune Suburban Railway System
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km Pune Junction Ghorpuri Hadapsar Manjari Budruk Loni Uruli Yevat Khutbav Kedgaon Kadethan Patas Daund Junction Malad Gaon Shirsai Katphal Baramati

This section was electrified in 2017, but is currently served byDEMUs only. Since March 2017, three DEMUs have started to operate on Pune–Daund route and one DEMU on Pune–Baramati route. Two DEMUs operate onDaund–Baramati route.^[4] There are plans to start EMU services on this section.

Stations

1. Pune Junction
2. Ghorpuri
3. Hadapsar
4. Manjari
5. Loni
6. Uruli
7. Yevat
8. Khutbav
9. Kedgaon
10. Kadethan
11. Patas
12. Daund Junction
13. Maladgaon
14. Shirsai
15. Katphal
16. Baramati

According to the 2010-11 Budget, rail proposals were as follows:

1. To build separate platforms forPune–Lonavala/Talegaon services and increase the frequency to 30 min during peak hours and 45 min other time.^[5]
2. Introduction of shuttle service onPune–Saswad Road–Jejuri/Satara Sector. This will operate every 3 hours with 2/3 wagons for goods.
3. Third track forPune–Lonavala section.^[6] (Demand survey accepted in Budget 2011-12)
4. To increase two terminals onPune–Lonavala andPune–Daund sections.
5. To start suburban service onPune–Rajgurunagar station (Proposed) patch after completion ofPune–Nasik Road, railway for connectivity withNew Pune International Airport.

A new EMU terminal is proposed to be built on west of the existing station. It will have two lines and three platforms. This proposal includes:^[7]

1. Extension of existing platforms to accommodate 24 bogie trains.
2. A new terminal for EMU to accommodate 15 bogie trains.
3. Three foot over-bridge to connect new terminal to other platforms.
4. Expansion ofHadapsar for new trains to origin and terminate at the station.

• Pune Metro
• Pune BRTS
• Pune

• Pune-Lonavala suburban train times
• Lonavala-Pune suburban train times
• Strengthen Lonavla-Daund rail corridor
• Pune Lonavala Local
• Lonavala to Pune Local

• Pune Suburban Railway
• 1978 establishments in Maharashtra
• Suburban rail in India
• Pune railway division

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